DHAKA, – Bangladesh today recorded 35 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 1,950 fresh cases overnight.

The recovery count rose to 2,08,177 after another 3,290 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.

“Thirty-five more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the death toll from the pandemic to 4,316,” the release said.

It said the tally of infections has surged to 3,14,946 as 1,950 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.

A total of 12,209 samples were tested at 92 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.

Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 15.97 percent tested positive, while 20.16 percent cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, the release added.

Among the total infections, 66.10 percent patients have recovered, while 1.37 percent died so far since the first COVID-19 positive cases were reported in the country on March 8.

Among the 35 deaths, 21 are male and 14 female, the press release said, adding, one is in his 20s, one in his 30s, four in their 40s, 11 in their 50s, while 18 are above 60 years.

According to the division-wise data, 14 deaths took place in Dhaka division, four in Chattogram division, four in Rangpur division and rests are in other divisions.

Among the total 4,316 deaths, 2,083 deaths occurred in Dhaka division, 939 in Chattogram division, 290 in Rajshahi division, 359 in Khulna division, 168 in Barishal division, 192 in Sylhet division, 194 in Rangpur division and 91 in Mymensingh division, according to the press release.

A total of 15,62,412 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 70 physicians and 20 health workers, for round- the-clock in the country.

A total of 2,78,689 people have so far received healthcare services from telemedicine.

The DGHS said 1,97,90,305 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.

As of September 1, 2020, 10:31 GMT, 855,352 have died so far from the COVID-19 outbreak and there are 25,662,163 currently confirmed cases in 212 countries and territories, according to Worldometer, a reference website that provides counters and real-time statistics for diverse topics.

China was the world’s first country which on January 11 reported the first death from the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, the capital of Central China’s Hubei province.