Coronavirus claims 26 more lives in Bangladesh, death toll nears 5k

2020-09-20 08:07:02

(MENAFN) Based on a statement issued by Bangladesh's Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) , the overall tally of patients who have so far tested positive for the novel coronavirus across the nation reached 348,916, as 1,544 of them included in the past 24 hours as of Sunday, while in the meantime, 26 more patients succumbed to the highly infectious disease, lifting the national death toll to 4,939.

Over the stated period, the country's laboratories carried out a mass testing for a total of 11,591 suspected COVID-19, the data showed.

The DGHS further included that the combined toll of patients who have survived their infection and been accordingly discharged from hospitals amounted to 256,565, with 2,179 of them leaving facilities on Sunday.

According to the official data, the COVID-19 fatality rate in Bangladesh is now 1.42 percent and the current recovery rate is 73.53 percent.

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