Bangladesh reports nine Covid-19 deaths, 656 positive cases
DHAKA, July 12, 2022 (BSS) – Bangladesh today reported nine Covid-19 deaths
while it recorded 656 coronavirus positive cases during the period.
“Bangladesh reported 13.78 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 4,761 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 city and upazilas of the district is 576 while four Covid-19 deaths
were reported during the period.
The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,212 people and
infected 19,91,031 so far, the statement added.
The recovery count rose to 19,15,860 after another 1,542 patients were
discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the past one day.
From the beginning of the pandemic, 96.22 percent Covid-19 patients
recovered among the infected people while 1.47 percent died, the DGHS
statistics showed.
Among the 29,212 fatalities, 12,857 occurred in Dhaka division, 5,874 in
Chattogram, 2,145 in Rajshahi, 3,721 in Khulna, 984 in Barishal, 1,329 in
Sylhet, 1,417 in Rangpur and 885 in Mymensingh divisions.