DHAKA, Sept 27, 2020 (BSS) – Bangladesh today recorded 32 novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) deaths and 1,275 fresh cases overnight.
The recovery count rose to 2,70,491 after another 1,714 patients were
discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
“Thirty-two more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing
the death toll from the pandemic to 5,161,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 3,59,148 as 1,275 new cases
were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 10,685 samples were tested at 105 authorized laboratories across
the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 11.93 percent tested
positive, while 18.81 percent cases were detected from the total tests
conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 75.31 percent patients have recovered, while
1.44 percent died so far since the first COVID-19 positive cases were
reported in the country on March 8.
Among the 32 deaths, 22 are male and 10 female, the press release said,
adding two are in their 30s, one is in his 40, eight in their 50s, six in
their 50s while 23 are above 60 years.
According to the division-wise data, 20 deaths took place in Dhaka
division, five in Chattogram division and rests are in other divisions.
Among the total 5,161 deaths, 2,566 deaths occurred in Dhaka division, 1065
in Chattogram division, 337 in Rajshahi division, 433 in Khulna division, 187
in Barishal division, 228 in Sylhet division, 237 in Rangpur division and 108
in Mymensingh division, according to the press release.
A total of 19,094,60 samples have so far been tested since the detection of
the first COVID-19 cases in the country.
The DGHS said in order to make treatment facilities easily available for
the COVID-19 patients, the government has introduced telemedicine services
comprising 100 physicians for round- the-clock in the country.
A total of 3,99,695 people have so far received healthcare services from
telemedicine.
The DGHS said 2,11,20,043 people received healthcare services from hotline
mobile numbers and health web portals as the government formed a group of
medical professionals to provide emergency healthcare services.
To receive information and treatment facilities on COVID-19, the contact
hotline and mobile numbers are 16263; 333; 10655 and 01944333222.
As of September 27, 2020, 12:09 GMT, 999,425 have died so far from the
COVID-19 outbreak and there are 33,101,265 currently confirmed cases in 212
countries and territories, according to Worldometer, a reference website that
provides counters and real-time statistics for diverse topics.
China was the world’s first country which on January 11 reported the first
death from the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, the capital of Central China’s
Hubei province.