DHAKA, July 16, 2022 (BSS) - Bangladesh today reported five Covid-19
deaths while it recorded 1,007 coronavirus positive cases during the period.

     "Bangladesh reported 13.70 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 7,351
samples were tested in the last 24 hours," a daily statement of Directorate
General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

     During the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection
in Dhaka district and the capital city is 725 while two Covid-19 deaths were
reported during the period.

     The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,230 people and
infected 19,95,440 so far, the statement added.

    The recovery count rose to 19,22,977 after another 1,854 patients were
discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the past one day.

     From the beginning of the pandemic, 96.37 percent Covid-19 patients
recovered among the infected people while 1.46 percent died, the DGHS
statistics showed.

     Among the 29,230 fatalities, 12,869 occurred in Dhaka division, 5,875 in
Chattogram, 2,145 in Rajshahi, 3,722 in Khulna, 984 in Barishal, 1,329 in
Sylhet, 1,418 in Rangpur and 888 in Mymensingh divisions.