Bangladesh reports zero daily Covid-19 death for 29 days

Bangladesh Friday reported zero Covid-19 death for 29 days since March 15 simultaneously the coronavirus positive case is falling sharply as the country recorded 21 Covid-19 positive cases in the past 24 hours.

The country logged zero virus-related fatality for 29 days between March 15 and April 22, meaning Covid-19 death was reported on March 18, March 20, March 23, March 28, 29, 30, April 4, April 11, 18 and April 20," Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) sources said.

Bangladesh reported 0.54 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 3,921 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

On November 20, 2021, the country recorded zero coronavirus death for the first time since the pandemic began on March 8, 2020. During the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka city and upazilas of the district is 12 while no Covid-19 death was reported during the period.

The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,127 people and infected 19,52,506, so far, the statement added. The recovery count rose to 18,92,816 after another 373 patients were discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the past one day.

From the beginning of the pandemic, 96.94 percent Covid-19 patients recovered among the infected people while 1.49 percent died, the DGHS statistics showed. Among the 29,127 fatalities, 12,796 occurred in Dhaka division, 5,863 in Chattogram, 2,142 in Rajshahi, 3,718 in Khulna, 982 in Barishal, 1,327 in Sylhet, 1,417 in Rangpur and 880 in Mymensingh divisions.