By: PramodKumar
FIFTEEN people died of COVID-19 infection in the last 24 hours in Bangladesh, taking the death toll to 75, health minister Zahid Maleque said on Friday (17).
This is the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 in a day in the country.
As many as 260 people have tested positive for the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infected to 1,838.
Of the total 1,838 infected patients, the highest percentage belongs to the age group of 21-50, Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora, director of Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) said.
Around 46 per cent of them are from Dhaka city, 20 per cent are from Narayanganj and the rest are from different parts of the country, she mentioned.
Among the total infected, 68 per cent are taking treatment at their respective homes while 32 per cent were admitted to different hospitals.
“Not all of the 32 percent of COVID-19 patients who are receiving treatment at different hospitals required hospitalisation,” she said.
“Many had to be hospitalised as they faced social pressure against staying home due to fear of spreading of the virus”.
A total number of 2,190 samples were collected in the last 24 hours across the country for testing.
