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Coronavirus: 20 more die, 2,273 new cases in Bangladesh

TBP Desk
27 Nov 2020 16:23:55 | Update: 27 Nov 2020 16:31:40
Coronavirus: 20 more die, 2,273 new cases in Bangladesh

Bangladesh on Friday recorded 20 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 2,273 fresh cases overnight.

The recovery count rose to 373,676 after another 2,223 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

“Twenty more Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the death toll from the pandemic to 6,544,” the release said.

It said the tally of infections has surged to 458,711 as 2,273 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.

A total of 16,378 samples were tested at 118 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.

Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 13.88 per cent tested positive, while 16.81 per cent cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, the release added.

Among the total infections, 81.46 per cent of patients have recovered, while 1.43 per cent died so far since the first Covid-19 positive cases were reported in the country on March 8.

(Source: BSS)

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