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COVID-19: 25 deaths, 1,071 cases reported in 24 hrs

Published : Sunday, 10 January, 2021 at 4:16 PM  Count : 568

 The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, US January 29, 2020/ Reuters

The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, US January 29, 2020/ Reuters


With the deaths of 25 more people in the last 24 hours until 8:00 am on Sunday, Bangladesh's COVID-19 death count now stands at 7,781.

During this timeline, 1,071 fresh cases were reported, taking the total virus cases to 5,22,453.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) confirmed the matter through a press release signed by Prof Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of DGHS, on Sunday afternoon.
Health authorities also reported 737 more recoveries over the preceding 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 4,66,801.

In the last 24 hours, 181 coronavirus testing laboratories across the country collected 12,979 samples and tested 12,920.

With this, a total of 33,57,319samples were tested in the country.

Among the newly deceased, 17 were men and the rest eight were women. Of them, 19 are from Dhaka, four from Mymensingh, one from Chattogram and Sylhet divisions each.

The infection rate is 8.29 per cent in the last 24 hours, compared to the samples tested, while the overall infection rate is 15.56 per cent.

So far, the recovery rate is 89.35 per cent and the mortality rate is 1.49 per cent.

Bangladesh reported its first coronavirus case on March 8 and the first death on March 18.

According to Worldometer's COVID-19 data, the deadly virus has killed 19,36,362 people globally and infected 9,01,59,851 as of today afternoon.

ALM

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