5 deaths from Covid-19, 1,298 fresh cases detected overnight
23 February 2022, 06:40 pm | Updated: 23 November 2024, 11:45 am
Bangladesh reported 1,298 Covid-19 cases and 5 more deaths linked it in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in its routine daily statement.
"The country reported 5.58 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 23,274 samples were tested in the past 24 hours.
In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus in Dhaka city and upazilas of the district is 739 while three Covid-19 deaths were reported during the period.
The official tally showed that the virus killed 28,995 people and infected 19,38,135 so far, the statement added.
The recovery count rose to 17,79,687 after another 8,072 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the past one day.