DHAKA, Oct 11, 2020 (BSS) – Bangladesh today recorded 24 novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) deaths and 1,193 fresh cases overnight.
The recovery count rose to 2,92,860 after another 1,495 patients were
discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
“Twenty-four more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing
the death toll from the pandemic to 5,524,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 3,78,266 as 1,193 new cases
were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 9,467 samples were tested at 109 authorized laboratories across
the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 12.60 percent tested
positive, while 18.26 percent cases were detected from the total tests
conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 77.42 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.
Among the total infections, 77.27 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.
Among the 24 deaths, 19 are male and five female, the press release said,
adding, one is in his 30s, one in his 40s, five are in their 50s, while 17
are above 60 years.
According to the division-wise data, 17 deaths took place in Dhaka
division and rests are in other divisions.
Among the total 5,524 deaths, 2,807 deaths occurred in Dhaka division,
1,113 in Chattogram division, 359 in Rajshahi division, 449 in Khulna
division, 193 in Barishal division, 236 in Sylhet division, 251 in Rangpur
division and 116 in Mymensingh division, according to the press release.
A total of 20,70,995 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.
A total of 4,62,605 people have so far received healthcare services from
telemedicine.
The DGHS said 2,16,36,222 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 October 11, 2020, 09:55 GMT, 1,078,009 have died so far from the
COVID-19 outbreak and there are 37,508,141 currently 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.
