Bangladesh reports 35 COVID-19 deaths, 2,86,631 total recoveries

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Bangladesh reports 35 COVID-19 deaths, 2,86,631 total recoveries

Shawdesh Desk:

Bangladesh today recorded 35 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 1,520 fresh cases overnight.

The recovery count rose to 2,86,631 after another 1,798 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said Wednesday.

“Thirty-five more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the death toll from the pandemic to 5,440” the release said.

It said the tally of infections has surged to 3,73,151 as 1,520 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.

A total of 13,032 samples were tested at 109 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.

Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 11.66 percent tested positive, while 18.41 percent cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, the release added.

Among the total infections, 76.81 percent patients have recovered, while 1.46 percent died so far since the first COVID-19 positive cases were reported in the country on March 8.