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Bangladesh reports 37 COVID-19 deaths, 2,62,953 total recoveries
DHAKA, Sept 23, 2020 (BSS) – Bangladesh today recorded 37 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 1,666 fresh cases overnight.
The recovery count rose to 2,62,953 after another 2,163 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
“Thirty-seven more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the death toll from the pandemic to 5,044,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 3,52,287 as 1,666 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 14,150 samples were tested at 102 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 11.77 percent tested positive, while 18.91 percent cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 74.64 percent patients have recovered, while 1.43 percent died so far since the first COVID-19 positive cases were reported in the country on March 8.
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