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Bangladesh reports 30 deaths, 2,809 fresh cases from COVID-19
DHAKA, March 22, 2021 (BSS) – Bangladesh recorded 30 novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) deaths and 2,809 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, 11.19 percent tested
positive, while 12.94 percent cases were detected from the total tests
conducted so far, the release added.
A total of 25,111 samples were tested at 219 authorized laboratories
across the country during the time.
“Thirty more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the
death toll from the pandemic to 8,720,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 5,73,687 as 2,809 new cases
were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
The recovery count rose to 5,24,159 after another 1,754 patients were
discharged from the hospitals during the period.
Among the total infections, 91.37 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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