DHAKA, Aug 19, 2022 (BSS) - Bangladesh today reported zero Covid-19
death while it recorded 93 coronavirus positive cases during the same period.

     "Bangladesh reported 3.37 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 2,763
samples were tested during last 24 hours," a daily statement of the
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

     During the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection
in Dhaka district and the capital is 43 while zero Covid-19 death was
reported during the period.

     The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,315 people and
infected 20,09,697 so far, the statement added.

     The recovery count rose to 19,53,111 after another 273 patients were
discharged from the dedicated hospitals during last 24 hours.

     From the beginning of the pandemic, 97.18 percent Covid-19 patients
recovered among the infected people while 1.46 percent died, the DGHS
statistics showed.

     Among the 29,315 fatalities, 12,896 occurred in Dhaka, 5,891 in
Chattogram, 2,153 in Rajshahi, 3,731 in Khulna, 988 in Barishal, 1,339 in
Sylhet, 1,423 in Rangpur and 894 in Mymensingh divisions.