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Bangladesh reports eight COVID-19 deaths, 4,97,797 total recoveries
(updates with more information)
DHAKA, March 1, 2021 (BSS) – Bangladesh recorded eight novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) deaths and 585 fresh cases overnight.
The recovery count rose to 4,97,797 after another 873 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 8,416,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 54,68,01 as 585 new cases
were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 13,570 samples were tested at 216 authorized laboratories
across the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 4.31 percent tested
positive, while 13.48 percent cases were detected from the total tests
conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 91.04 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 eight deaths, four are male and four female the press release said,
adding two are in his 40s, three in his 50s while three are above 60 years.
According to the division-wise data, four deaths took place in Dhaka
division.
Among the total 8,416 fatalities, 4,712 deaths occurred in Dhaka division,
1,544 in Chattogram division, 478 in Rajshahi division, 560 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 40,57,597 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 2,37,55,964 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 March 01, 2021, 10:47 GMT, 2,544,254 people have died so far from the
COVID-19 outbreak and there are currently 114,738,603 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.
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