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Bangladesh reports eight COVID-19 deaths, 4,96,924 total recoveries
DHAKA, Feb 28, 2021 (BSS) – Bangladesh recorded eight novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) deaths and 385 fresh cases overnight.
The recovery count rose to 4,96,924 after another 817 patients were
discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
“Eight more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the
death toll from the pandemic to 8,408,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 5,46,216 as 385 new cases
were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 13,411 samples were tested at 215 authorized laboratories
across the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 2.87 percent tested
positive, while 13.51 percent cases were detected from the total tests
conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 90.98 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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