DHAKA, April 20, 2022 (BSS) - Bangladesh today reported 28 Covid-19 cases while one death was recorded during the same period.

"The country reported 0.55 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 5,098 samples were tested in the past 24 hours," Directorate General of Health
Services (DGHS) said in its routine daily statement.

"The country logged zero virus-related fatality for 27 days between March 15 and April 19, meaning Covid-19 death was reported on March 18, March 20, March 23, March 28, 29, 30, April 4, April 11, 18 and 20," it said.

Zero coronavirus death was recorded in the country for the 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 15 while one Covid-19 death was reported
during the period.

The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,127 people and infected 19,52,440 so far, the statement added.

The recovery count rose to 18,92,072 after another 546 patients were discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the past one day.

From the beginning of the pandemic, 96.91 percent Covid-19 patients recovered among the infected people while 1.49 percent died, the DGHS
statistics showed.

Among the 29,127 fatalities, 12,797 occurred in Dhaka division, 5,863 in Chattogram, 2,142 in Rajshahi, 3,718 in Khulna, 982 in Barishal,
1,327 in Sylhet, 1,417 in Rangpur and 880 in Mymensingh divisions.