DHAKA, April 8, 2022 (BSS) - Bangladesh today reported no COVID-19 death for 
18 days since March 15 simultaneously the coronavirus positive cases is 
falling sharply as the country recorded 48 COVID-19 positive cases in the 
past 24 hours.

"The country logged zero virus-related fatality for 18 days between March 15 
and April 8 , meaning COVID-19 death was reported on March 18, March 20, 
March 23, March 28, March 29, 30 and April 4," Directorate General of Health 
Services (DGHS) sources said.

Bangladesh reported 0.77 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 6,238 samples 
were tested in the past 24 hours.

The country recorded zero coronavirus death for first time on November 20, 
2021 since the pandemic began on March 8, 2020.

In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus in Dhaka city and 
upazilas of the district is 48 while no Covid-19 death was reported during 
the period.

The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,123 people and infected 
19,51,995 so far, the statement added.

The recovery count rose to 18,87,323 after another 660 patients were
discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the past one day.

From the beginning of the pandemic, 96.69 percent Covid-19 patients
recovered among the infected people while 1.49 percent died, the DGHS
statistics showed.

As of April 8, among the total 29,123 fatalities, 12,795 occurred in Dhaka 
division, 5,863 in Chattogram, 2,142 in Rajshahi, 3,718 in Khulna, 982 in 
Barishal, 1,327 in Sylhet, 1,416 in Rangpur and 880 in Mymensingh divisions.