DHAKA, Aug 22, 2022 (BSS) - Bangladesh today reported one Covid-19 death while it recorded 178 coronavirus positive cases during the same period. 

"Bangladesh reported 3.15 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 5,656 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 133 while one Covid-19 death was reported during the period. 

The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,316 people and infected 20,10,148 so far, the statement added. 

The recovery count rose to 19,54,021 after another 281 patients were discharged from the dedicated hospitals during last 24 hours. 

From the beginning of the pandemic, 97.21 percent Covid-19 patientsrecovered among the infected people while 1.46 percent died, the DGHSstatistics showed.
 

Among the 29,316 fatalities, 12,897 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.