DHAKA, Feb 20, 2021 (BSS) – Bangladesh recorded five novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 350 fresh cases overnight.
The recovery count rose to 4,90,892 after another 424 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
“Five more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the
death toll from the pandemic to 8,342,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 5,43,024 as 350 new cases
were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 11,148 samples were tested at 214 authorized laboratories across
the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 3.14 percent tested
positive, while 13.80 percent cases were detected from the total tests
conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 90.40 percent patients have recovered, while
1.54 percent died so far since the first COVID-19 positive cases were
reported in the country on March 8.
Among five deaths, three are male and two female, the press release
said, adding one is in his 50s while four are above 60 years.
According to the division-wise data, all the five deaths took place in Dhaka division.
Among the total 8,342 fatalities, 4,663 deaths occurred in Dhaka division,
1,526 in Chattogram division, 475 in Rajshahi division, 558 in Khulna
division, 252 in Barishal division, 310 in Sylhet division, 362 in Rangpur
division and 196 in Mymensingh division, according to the press release.
A total of 39,33,637 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.
The DGHS said 2,36,74,434 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 20, 2021, 11:17 GMT, 2,465,458 people have died so far from the COVID-19 outbreak and there are currently 111,328,729 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.