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Bangladesh reports 33 COVID-19 deaths, 2,78,627 total recoveries
DHAKA, Oct 2, 2020 (BSS) – Bangladesh today recorded 33 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 1,396 fresh cases overnight.
The recovery count rose to 2,78,627 after another 1,549 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
“Thirty-three more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the death toll from the pandemic to 5,305” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 3,66,383 as 1,396 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 11,176 samples were tested at 109 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 12.49 percent tested positive, while 18.60 percent cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 76.05 percent patients have recovered, while 1.45 percent died so far since the first COVID-19 positive cases were reported in the country on March 8.
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