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4 more die of coronavirus, 503 new infected in country
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![]() 4 more die of coronavirus, 503 new infected in country DGHS Additional Director General (administration) Prof Nasima Sultana came up with the disclosure joining the daily health bulletin of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) through online on Friday. A total of 503 fresh cases were detected after testing 3,386 samples across the country over the last 24 hours, she said, adding that as many as 39,476 samples have so far tested. Meanwhile, four new people have recovered from the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of recoveries in the country to 112, the health official said. About the new fatalities, Prof Nasima said that all the four victims are male, and residents of Dhaka. The coronavirus, that first reported in China late last year, is now affecting 210 countries and territories around the world and 2 international conveyances. As of Friday afternoon, a total of 2,732,948 people have been diagnosed with the virus worldwide, as the death toll rises to 191,167 while 751,243 patients have recovered. More than a third of the world's population is now under lockdown as an increasing number of countries implement sweeping measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
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