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20 more COVID-19 cases reported in 24 hours

Staff Correspondent

Published: 15:11, 17 January 2024

20 more COVID-19 cases reported in 24 hours

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Bangladesh reported 20 more COVID-19 cases in 24 hours till Wednesday (17 January) morning.

With the new numbers, the country's total COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,046,671, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,479 as no new fatalities were reported during this period.

The daily case test positivity rate stood at 6.21 per cent as 322 samples were tested, said the DGHS.

The recovery and death rates remained unchanged at 98.41 per cent and 1.44 per cent, respectively.

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