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Bangladesh reports 16 COVID-19 deaths, 4,89,254 total recoveries
DHAKA, Feb 17, 2021 (BSS) – Bangladesh recorded 16 novel
coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 443 fresh cases overnight.
The recovery count rose to 4,89,254 after another 633 patients were
discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
“Sixteen more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing
the death toll from the pandemic to 8,314,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 5,41,877 as 443 new cases
were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 16,612 samples were tested at 214 authorized laboratories
across the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 2.67 percent tested
positive, while 13.92 percent cases were detected from the total tests
conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 90.29 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.
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