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Coronavirus in Bangladesh 2,487 new cases, 34 deaths a day


Published : 10 Aug 2020 12:25 AM | Updated : 07 Sep 2020 08:53 AM

Bangladesh on Saturday registered 2,487 new patients of coronavirus, and 34 more deaths from the disease in the last 24 hours when 1,766 made recoveries.

During the period till 8am on Sunday, additional director general for health Prof Nasima Sultana said at the daily bulletin, 10,759 samples were tested in government authorised 85 labs across the country.

With the latest update, the number of total patients rose to 257,600 in Bangladesh. Of them 1.32 percent, which mean 3,399, died and 57.60 percent, 148,370 patients, made full recovery, according to the government tally.

The government first confirmed the disease on March 8 and the first death on March 18. The WHO declared the disease pandemic on March 11.

But the tests to find out patients began in January after the emergence of the virus in China in December. So far 1,260,319 samples have been tested. Of them 20.44 percent were tested positive, Prof Nasima said.

She also divulged details of the latest deceased of which 31 were men and the rest were female.

Thirty-two of them have died in different hospitals and two at their respective residences.

Seventeen of them were from Dhaka, seven from Khulna, six from Chattogram, four from Rajshahi, two from Rangpur, and one from Mymensingh division.

The gender breakdown of Covid-19's victims shows that 79.02 percent or 2,686 of the total were men, and 20.98 percent or 713 were women.

Most of the people who died were aged 50 and above.

Currently, 52,740 people are quarantined across the country – including 2,056 newly-quarantined individuals. A total of 399,638 people have completed their quarantine course.

Some 628 new individuals suspected of having Covid-19 were placed into isolation during the period, bringing the total to 18,940 after 37,727 left.

The government is still providing telemedicine services for the Covid-19 patients.

People have been asked to call hotline numbers - 16263; 333; 10655 and 01944333222 - for receiving information and treatment.