Bangladesh reports zero daily COVID-19 death 6th time since Mar 15
DHAKA, March 21, 2022 (BSS) – Bangladesh today reported no COVID-19 death for
sixth time in past eight days of the current month simultaneously coronavirus
positive cases is continuously falling sharply as the country reported 121
COVID-19 positive cases in the past 24 hours.
“The country logged zero virus-related fatality for three consecutive days
between March 15 and 17 in the past four months … meaning COVID-19 death
was reported on March 18, March 20 and March 21 as Bangladesh posted no
COVID-19 death for sixth time in the past eight days,” Directorate General of
Health Services (DGHS) sources said.
Bangladesh reported 1.11 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 10,949 samples
were tested in the past 24 hours.
The country recorded zero coronavirus death for first time in late November
last year 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 87 while no Covid-19 death was reported during
the period.
The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,117 people and infected
19,50,846 so far, the statement added.
The recovery count rose to 18,72,845 after another 1,234 patients were
discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the past one day.
From the beginning of the pandemic, 96.00 percent Covid-19 patients
recovered among the infected people while 1.49 percent died, the DGHS
statistics showed.
As of March 21, among the total 29,117 fatalities, 12,793 occurred in Dhaka
division, 5,862 in Chattogram, 2,141 in Rajshahi, 3,717 in Khulna, 982 in
Barishal, 1,326 in Sylhet, 1,416 in Rangpur and 880 in Mymensingh divisions.