COVID-19

85 new deaths, 5,727 cases in 24hrs

Dhaka Post Desk

Dhaka Post Desk

23 June 2021, 05:10 pm


85 new deaths, 5,727 cases in 24hrs

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Bangladesh reported 85 more deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 13,787.

Besides, 5,727 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in the same period, which brings the tally of infections to 8,66,877.

A regular press release by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) confirmed the new deaths and infections of the last 24 hours on Wednesday.

A total of 3,168 patients were declared free from the virus in the same period of 24 hours. The total number of recoveries stands at 791,553.

Meanwhile, 28,256 samples were tested across the country in the last 24 hours. With this, 6,405,075 samples have been tested so far in the country.

The current positivity rate is 20.27 percent, while the total positivity rate stands at 13.53 percent, added the press release.

Among the 85 deceased, 55 were men and 30 women, said the press release.

Bangladesh reported the first case of COVID-19 on March 8 last year while the first death due to the virus was reported on March 18.

According to Worldometer, a total of 3,899,731 people died of COVID-19 globally and 179,997,274 were infected so far.

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