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Bangladesh reports 23 COVID-19 deaths, 3,15,107 total recoveries
DHAKA, Oct 25, 2020 (BSS) – Bangladesh today recorded 23 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 1,308 fresh cases overnight.
The recovery count rose to 3,15,107 after another 1,544 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
“Twenty-three more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the death toll from the pandemic to 5,803” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 3,98,815 as 1,308 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 11,103 samples were tested at 111 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 11.78 percent tested positive, while 17.67 percent cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 79.01 percent patients have recovered, while 1.46 percent died so far since the first COVID-19 positive cases were reported in the country on March 8.
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