Six Covid-19 deaths, 287 positive cases reported in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Oct 18, 2022 (BSS) – Bangladesh today recorded six Covid-19
deaths and 287 coronavirus positive cases in 24 hours.
“Bangladesh reported 6.97 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 4,120
samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in
Dhaka district and the capital is 189 while zero Covid-19 death was reported during the period.
The official tally showed that the virus killed a total of 29,408 people
and infected 20,33,119 so far, the statement added.
The recovery count rose to 19,75,406 after another 554 patients were
discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the last 24 hours.
From the beginning of the pandemic, 97.16 percent Covid-19 patients
recovered among the infected people while 1.45 percent died, the DGHS
statistics showed.
Among the 29,408 fatalities, 12,938 occurred in Dhaka, 5,902 in
Chattogram, 2,157 in Rajshahi, 3,735 in Khulna, 993 in Barishal, 1,350 in
Sylhet, 1,428 in Rangpur and 905 in Mymensingh divisions.