DHAKA, July 18, 2022 (BSS) - Bangladesh today reported seven Covid-19 deaths
and 1,072 coronavirus positive cases.

"Bangladesh reported 9.77 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 10,974 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 562 while no Covid-19 death was
reported during the period.

The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,241 people and
infected 1,997,412 so far, the statement added.

The recovery count rose to 19,26,957 after another 1,997 patients were
discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the past one day.

From the beginning of the pandemic, 96.47 percent Covid-19 patients recovered
among the infected people while 1.46 percent died, the DGHS statistics
showed.

Among the 29,241 fatalities, 12,872 occurred in Dhaka division, 5,878 in
Chattogram, 2,146 in Rajshahi, 3,725 in Khulna, 984 in Barishal, 1,330 in
Sylhet, 1,418 in Rangpur and 888 in Mymensingh divisions.