Bangladesh recorded eight novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 585 fresh cases in the last 24 hours.
The recovery count rose to 4,97,797 after another 873 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
“Eight more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the death toll from the pandemic to 8,416,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 5,46,801 as 585 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 13,570 samples were tested at 215 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 4.31 percent tested positive, while 13.51 percent cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, the release added.
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