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Bangladesh reports five COVID-19 deaths, 4,96,107 total recoveries
DHAKA, Feb 27, 2021 (BSS) – Bangladesh recorded five novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) deaths and 407 fresh cases overnight.
The recovery count rose to 4,96,107 after another 609 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 8,400,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 5,45,831 as 407 new cases
were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 12,348 samples were tested at 214 authorized laboratories
across the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 3.30 percent tested
positive, while 13.54 percent cases were detected from the total tests
conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 90.89 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.
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