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She said one of them is below 20 years and the other is over 60-year-old. They are from Rangpur and Narayanganj. An IEDCR analysis showed that 42 percent of the total deceased are above 60.
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During this period, coronavirus testing labs across the country tested 5,368 samples, she said. So far, 81,434 samples have been tested.
Meanwhile, the total number of recoveries rose to 1,063. Dr Nasima said they are following a new guideline of the Clinical Management Committee of Bangladesh on who will be declared as recovered patient.
She said that according to the guideline, 624 patients in Dhaka and 439 in other districts have recovered as of Sunday.
The government declared a ‘general holiday’ from March 26 and urged people to stay indoors to curb the transmission of coronavirus. But as the situation showed no sign of improvement, the holiday was extended to May 5.
Considering the worsening situation, the government has decided to extend the ongoing general holidays again.
Coronavirus, first reported in China in December last year, has infected 3,483,888 people around the world, according to worldometer.
It has killed more than 244,000 people until Sunday morning. So far, 1,108,886 people have recovered from COVID-19.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus crisis a pandemic on March 11.