DHAKA, Feb 24, 2021 (BSS) – Bangladesh recorded five novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) deaths and 428 fresh cases overnight.
The recovery count rose to 4,93,798 after another 911 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 8,379,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 5,44,544 as 428 new cases
were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 16,152 samples were tested at 214 authorized laboratories
across the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 2.65 percent tested
positive, while 13.66 percent cases were detected from the total tests
conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 90.68 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 five deaths, four are male and one female the press release said,
adding one is in his 50s, while four are above 60 years.
According to the division-wise data, four deaths took place in Dhaka
division.
Among the total 8,379 fatalities, 4,690 deaths occurred in Dhaka division,
1,529 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 39,87,676 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 2,37,07,014 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 February 24, 2021, 11:00 GMT, 2,498,495 people have died so far from
the COVID-19 outbreak and there are currently 112,739,367 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.