DHAKA, Feb 11, 2021 (BSS) – Bangladesh recorded nine novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) deaths and 418 fresh cases overnight.
The recovery count rose to 4,85,971 after another 681 patients were
discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
“Nine more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the
death toll from the pandemic to 8,248,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 5,39,571 as 418 new cases
were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 15,776 samples were tested at 210 authorized laboratories across
the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 2.65 percent tested
positive, while 14.17 percent cases were detected from the total tests
conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 90.07 percent patients have recovered, while
1.53 percent died so far since the first COVID-19 positive cases were
reported in the country on March 8.
Among the nine deaths, five are male and four female the press release
said, adding one is in his 40s, one in his 50s, while seven are above 60
years.
According to the division-wise data, four deaths took place in Dhaka
division and rests are in other divisions.
Among the total 8,248 fatalities, 4,599 deaths occurred in Dhaka division,
1,514 in Chattogram division, 470 in Rajshahi division, 556 in Khulna
division, 249 in Barishal division, 308 in Sylhet division, 359 in Rangpur
division and 193 in Mymensingh division, according to the press release.
A total of 38,08,017 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 7,24,120 people have so far received healthcare services from
telemedicine.
The DGHS said 2,35,85,173 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 February 11, 2021, 12:06 GMT 2,367,122 people have died so far from
the COVID-19 outbreak and there are currently 107,937,567 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.