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Bangladesh reports 22 deaths, 2,172 fresh cases from COVID-19
DHAKA, March 21, 2021 (BSS) – Bangladesh recorded 22 novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) deaths and 2,172 fresh cases overnight, a press release of the
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
During the late winter season, infection rate started decreasing sharply
as the country reported 2.79 percent coronavirus positive cases on February 5
this year while the figure has surged significantly at recent times.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 10.29 percent tested
positive, while 12.95 percent cases were detected from the total tests
conducted so far, the release added.
A total of 21,108 samples were tested at 219 authorized laboratories
across the country during the time.
“Twenty-two more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing
the death toll from the pandemic to 8,690,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 5,70,878 as 2,172 new cases
were confirmed in the last 24 hours. The recovery count rose to 5,22,405
after another 1,687 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the
period.
Among the total infections, 91.51 percent patients have recovered, while
1.52 percent died so far since the first COVID-19 positive cases were
reported in the country on March 8.
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