DHAKA, Feb 23, 2021 (BSS) – Bangladesh recorded 18 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 399 fresh cases overnight.
The recovery count rose to 4,92,887 after another 828 patients were
discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
“Eighteen more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the
death toll from the pandemic to 8,374,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 5,44,116 as 399 new cases
were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 12,748 samples were tested at 214 authorized laboratories
across the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 3.13 percent tested
positive, while 13.70 percent cases were detected from the total tests
conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 90.58 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 eighteen deaths, ten are male and eight female the press release
said, adding one is in his 20s, four are in their 30s, one is in his 40s, two
are in their 50s while ten are above 60 years.
According to the division-wise data, twelve deaths took place in Dhaka
division while the rests are in other divisions.
Among the total 8,374 fatalities, 4,686 deaths occurred in Dhaka division,
1,529 in Chattogram division, 478 in Rajshahi division, 559 in Khulna
division, 253 in Barishal division, 310 in Sylhet division, 363 in Rangpur
division and 196 in Mymensingh division, according to the press release.
A total of 39,71,524 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.
It added that 2,37,01,553 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 23, 2021, 10:51 GMT, 2,487,225 people have died so far from
the COVID-19 outbreak and there are currently 112,335,379 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.