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Bangladesh reports 17 COVID-19 deaths, 3,58,431 total recoveries
DHAKA, Nov 20, 2020 (BSS) – Bangladesh today recorded 17 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 2,275 fresh cases overnight.
The recovery count rose to 3,58,431 after another 1,709 patients were
discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
“Seventeen more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing
the death toll from the pandemic to 6,322,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 4,434,34 as 2,275 new cases
were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 15,607 samples were tested at 117 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 14.58 percent tested
positive, while 16.91 percent cases were detected from the total tests
conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 80.83 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.
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