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36 more die from coronavirus in Bangladesh

TBP Desk
28 Nov 2020 16:09:28 | Update: 28 Nov 2020 16:41:29
36 more die from coronavirus in Bangladesh

Bangladesh on Saturday recorded 36 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 1,908 fresh cases overnight.

The recovery count rose to 3,75,885 after another 2,209 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

“Thirty-six more Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the death toll from the pandemic to 6,580,” the release said.

It said the tally of infections has surged to 4,60,619 as 1,908 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.

A total of 14,012 samples were tested at 118 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.

Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 13.62 percent tested positive, while 16.79 percent cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, the release added.

Among the total infections, 81.60 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.

 

(Source: BSS)

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