Bangladesh reported 44 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till 8am Monday while one death was recorded during the same period.
"The country reported 0.71 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 6,234 samples were tested in the past 24 hours," Directorate General of HealthServices (DGHS) said in its routine daily statement.
"The country logged zero virus-related fatality for 20 days between March 15 and April 10, meaning COVID-19 death was reported on March 18, March 20, March 23, March 28, March 29, 30, April 4 and April 11," it added.
"The country logged zero virus-related fatality for 14 days between March 15 and April 4 , meaning COVID-19 death was reported on March 18, March 20, March 23, March 28, March 29, 30 and April 4," it added.
Zero coronavirus death was recorded in the country for the first time on November 20, 2021 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 33 while no Covid-19 death was reported during the period.
The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,124 people and infected 19,52,109 so far, the statement added.
The recovery count rose to 18,89,230 after another 530 patients were discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the past one day.
From the beginning of the pandemic, 96.78 percent Covid-19 patients recovered among the infected people while 1.49 percent died, the DGHS statistics showed.
Among the 29,124 fatalities, 12,795 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.
