Covid-19: 25 die, 1,683 new cases in 24hrs

Bangladesh has recorded 25 more deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the number of total fatalities to 6,092. 

The country also logged more than 421,000 coronavirus cases with 1,683 people having tested positive over the same period.

With this development, the number of all confirmed cases so far jumped to 421,921.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) revealed the latest figures on Covid-19 in the country with a press release on Monday.          

A total of 14,042 samples were tested at 115 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.

Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 11.99% tested positive, while 17.17% of cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, the release added.

Among the total infections, 80.53% of patients have recovered, while 1.44% died so far since the first Covid-19 positive cases were reported in the country on March 8.

Among the 25 deaths, 17 are male and eight female, the press release said, adding, one is in his 20s, one in his 30s, two are in their 40s, nine in their 50s while 11 are above 60 years.

According to the division-wise data, 10 deaths took place in the Dhaka division, and rests are in other divisions.

Among the total 6,092 deaths, 3,180 deaths occurred in the Dhaka division, 1,202 in Chittagong division, 373 in Rajshahi division, 479 in Khulna division, 204 in Barisal division, 256 in Sylhet division, 270 in Rangpur division, and 128 in Mymensingh division, according to the press release.

A total of 2,456,644 samples have so far been tested since the detection of the first Covid-19 cases in the country.

The DGHS said in order to make treatment facilities easily available for the Covid-19 patients, the government has introduced telemedicine services comprising 100 physicians, for round-the-clock in the country.

A total of 531,120 people have so far received healthcare services from telemedicine.

The DGHS said 22,477,080 people received healthcare services from hotline mobile numbers and health web portals as the government formed a group of medical professionals to provide emergency healthcare services.

To receive information and treatment facilities on Covid-19, the contact hotline and mobile numbers are 16263; 333; 10655 and 01944333222.