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Two deaths, 549 Covid cases in 24 hours


Published : 05 Oct 2022 09:46 PM


The health directorate reported two deaths and 549 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours till 8am on Wednesday.

The positivity rate was recorded at 13.86 percent after testing 3,961 samples across the country. 

The country reported one death and 657 new Covid cases in the previous day.

The virus has claimed lives of 29,373 people and infected 20,28,114 so far, according to the statement.

The recovery count increased to 19,67,369 after another 293 patients were discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the last 24 hours. 

From the beginning of the pandemic, 1.45 percent of the total infected people died while 97 percent Covid-19 patients recovered among the infected people, according to the DGHS data.

Among the 29,326 fatalities, 12,923 occurred in Dhaka division, 5,896 in Chattogram, 2,155 in Rajshahi, 3,734 in Khulna, 992 in Barishal, 1,348 in Sylhet, 1,427 in Rangpur and 899 in Mymensingh divisions.