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Bangladesh reports 14 COVID-19 deaths, 4,69,522 total recoveries
DHAKA, Jan 13, 2021 (BSS) – Bangladesh recorded 14 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 890 fresh cases overnight.
The recovery count rose to 4,69,522 after another 841 patients were
discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
“Fourteen more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing
the death toll from the pandemic to 7,833,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 5,24,910 as 890 new cases
were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 15,727 samples were tested at 199 authorized laboratories
across the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 5.66 percent tested
positive, while 15.43 percent cases were detected from the total tests
conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 89.45 percent patients have recovered, while
1.49 percent died so far since the first COVID-19 positive cases were
reported in the country on March 8.
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