DHAKA, Nov 8, 2022 (BSS) - Bangladesh today recorded zero Covid-19 death for two consecutive days while it reported 48 coronavirus positive cases.

"Bangladesh reported 1.72 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 2,798
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 32 while zero Covid-19 death was reported during the period.

The official tally showed that the virus killed a total of 29,426 people
and infected 20,35,930 so far, the statement added.

The recovery count rose to 19,82,999 after another 256 patients were
discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the last 24 hours.

From the beginning of the pandemic, 97.40 percent Covid-19 patients
recovered among the infected people while 1.45 percent died, the DGHS
statistics showed.

Among the 29,426 fatalities, 12,943 occurred in Dhaka, 5,902 in
Chattogram, 2,160 in Rajshahi, 3,735 in Khulna, 993 in Barishal, 1,355 in
Sylhet, 1,429 in Rangpur and 909 in Mymensingh divisions.