DHAKA, June 26, 2022 (BSS) - Bangladesh today reported two COVID-19 deaths while it recorded 15.66 percent positivity rate of coronavirus during the period.

"Bangladesh reported 1,680 Covid-19 positive cases as 10,728
samples were tested in the last 24 hours.," Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) sources said.

During the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection
in Dhaka city and upazilas of the district is 1,513 while two Covid-19 deaths were reported during the period.

The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,140 people and
infected 19,65,173 so far, the statement added.

The recovery count rose to 19,06,688 after another 169 patients were
discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the past one day.

From the beginning of the pandemic, 97.02 percent Covid-19 patients
recovered among the infected people while 1.48 percent died, the DGHS
statistics showed.

Among the 29,140 fatalities, 12,808 occurred in Dhaka division, 5,863 in
Chattogram, 2,142 in Rajshahi, 3,718 in Khulna, 983 in Barishal, 1,329 in
Sylhet, 1,417 in Rangpur and 880 in Mymensingh divisions.