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Bangladesh reports 21 COVID-19 deaths, 3,51,146 total recoveries
(updates with more information)
DHAKA, Nov 16, 2020 (BSS) – Bangladesh today recorded 21 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 2,139 fresh cases overnight.
The recovery count rose to 3,51,146 after another 1,604 patients were
discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
“Twenty-one more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing
the death toll from the pandemic to 6,215,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 4,34,472 as 2,139 new cases
were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 15,768 samples were tested at 116 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 13.57 percent tested
positive, while 16.99 percent cases were detected from the total tests
conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 80.82 percent patients have recovered, while
1.43 percent died so far since the first COVID-19 positive cases were
reported in the country on March 8.
Among the 21 deaths, 15 are male and six female, the press release said, adding one is in his 50s, six are in their 40s, while 14
are above 60 years.
According to the division-wise data, 13 deaths took place in Dhaka
division and rests are in other divisions.
Among the total 6,215 deaths, 3,261 deaths occurred in Dhaka division,
1,218 in Chattogram division, 379 in Rajshahi division, 482 in Khulna
division, 207 in Barishal division, 257 in Sylhet division, 281 in Rangpur
division and 130 in Mymensingh division, according to the press release.
A total of 25,56,962 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 5,45,652 people have so far received healthcare services from
telemedicine.
The DGHS said 2,25,23,087 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 November 16, 2020, 09.16 GMT, 1,325,196 have died so far from the COVID-19 outbreak and there are currently 54,868,228 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.
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