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Bangladesh reports 38 COVID-19 deaths, 3,85,786 total recoveries
DHAKA, Dec 2, 2020 (BSS) – Bangladesh today recorded 38 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 2,198 fresh cases overnight.
The recovery count rose to 3,85,786 after another 2,562 patients were
discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
“Thirty-eight more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing
the death toll from the pandemic to 6,713,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 4,69,423 as 2,198 new cases
were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 15,972 samples were tested at 118 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 13.76 percent tested
positive, while 16.74 percent cases were detected from the total tests
conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 82.18 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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