No new Covid deaths in 4 divisions, including Dhaka
276 people tested positive for the virus during the same period
Four divisions, including Dhaka, out of eight divisions in Bangladesh have reported zero deaths from novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours till 8am Tuesday.
The country has reported six more deaths from Covid-19 in this period. Of them, Chattogram and Khulna divisions counted two deaths each and one each in Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions.
Dhaka, Barishal, Rangpur and Mymensingh divisions have reported zero fatalities from the virus during the time.
Besides, 276 more people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. However, Barishal division has detected zero Covid cases during the same period.
The health officials recorded a 1.44% positivity rate after testing 19,184 samples across the country. The death rate remained unchanged at 1.77% for more than a month.
With the latest additions, the death toll reached 27,834 and the case tally increased to 1,568,254 in the country.
The Covid-19 victims' gender breakdown shows that 17,824 of the total deceased across the country were men and 10,010 were women.
Also, 440 patients were declared free of Covid-19 during the last 24 hours, with a 97.70% recovery rate.
The country's maiden cases were reported on 8 March last year and the first death from the virus was reported on 18 March.