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38 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs:DGHS
Thirty-eight more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning.
The official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 281 as no death was recorded during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the new patients, 22 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 16 outside it, said DGHS.
A total of 228 dengue patients, including 137 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
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The DGHS has recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries in the past year and the first day of the New Year.
Bangladesh logs 17 more Covid cases
Bangladesh reported 17 more Covid cases in the 24 hours till Sunday morning.
With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,037,142, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case test positivity fell to 1.07 from Saturday’s 1.27 percent as 1,585 samples were tested during the period.
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The mortality and recovery rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent and 97.59 percent respectively, it added.
In November, the country reported 10 Covid-linked deaths and 1,345 cases.
Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.
41 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours
Forty-one more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning.
The official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 281 as no death was recorded during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the new patients, 21 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 20 outside it, said DGHS.
A total of 249 dengue patients, including 152 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
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The DGHS has recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries the past year and first day of the new year.
1st case of Omicron sub-variant BF.7 detected in Bangladesh
A patient infected with Omicron sub-variant BF.7 has been found in Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) confirmed on Sunday.
He is one of the four returnees from China who tested positive for Covid-19 at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Monday and were then kept in isolation, said Prof. Dr Najmul Islam, director (diseases control) of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Dr Nazmul said they are not worried about detection of Omicron sub-variant case in the country.
“We don’t anyone to get panicked as our positivity rate is now below one percent. But we have taken the matter seriously and trying to prevent its spread,” he said.
Read more: Amid surge in Omicron BF.7 in countries, DGHS asks for necessary steps at airports and other entry points
Replying to a question, he said that they are closely monitoring the situation and testing those regularly who are returning to the country from the affected countries.
Those who tested positive for Covid-19 are being sent to the isolation centers, he added.
In the wake of the surge in the new sub-variant of Covid-19 infections, Omicron BF.7, in different countries including China and India, the government has asked all to take necessary steps in maintaining health guidelines in all airports, land ports and river ports across the country.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) issued a notice in this regard on December 26.
Read more: Four Chinese citizens sent to isolation from airport after testing Covid positive
The emergence of new sub-variant Omicron BF.7 is most likely responsible for the current surge of COVID-19 infection in China, India and other countries which is more transmissible, said DGHS.
To contain the spread of Covid, DGHS has instructed the authorities concerned to strengthen surveillance and screening of people coming to Bangladesh from countries including China, India, Japan, South Korea, USA, France, Brazil and Germany.
Bangladesh reports 67 more dengue cases
Sixty-seven more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
The official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 281 as no death was recorded during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Read more: Dengue fatalities now 281 with three more deaths
Of the new patients, 36 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 31 outside it, said DGHS.
A total of 360 dengue patients, including 186 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
The DGHS has recorded 62,256 dengue cases and 61,615 recoveries so far this year.
Amid surge in Omicron BF.7 in countries, DGHS asks for necessary steps at airports and other entry points
In the wake of the surge in the new sub-variant of Covid-19 infections, Omicron BF.7, in different countries including China and India, the government has asked all to take necessary steps in maintaining health guidelines in all airports, land ports and river ports across the country.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) issued a notice on Saturday, according to a press release.
The emergence of new sub-variant Omicron BF.7 is most likely responsible for the current surge of COVID-19 infection in China, India and other countries which is more transmissible, said DGHS.
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To contain the spread of Covid, DGHS has instructed the authorities concerned to strengthen surveillance and screening of people coming to Bangladesh from countries including China, India, Japan, South Korea, USA, France, Brazil and Germany.
It also asked the authorities concerned to take steps so that people, coming from those countries, go through tests and digital thermal scanner and thermometer in hand are used at the entry points of all districts. It also requested to strengthen the risk communication activities.
Read more: Bangladesh's Omicron tally rises to 187
Bangladesh reports 49 more dengue cases
Forty-nine more people were hospitalised with dengue in the 24 hours to Sunday morning.
However, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 276 – the highest on record after the 179 deaths recorded in 2019 – as no fatalities were reported during this period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Read more: Dengue fatalities now 276 with two more deaths
Of the new patients, 27 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 22 outside it, said DGHS.
A total of 485 dengue patients, including 271 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
The DGHS has recorded 62,021 dengue cases and 61,260 recoveries so far this year.
Dengue fatalities now 273 with another death
With another death reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 273 this year.
During this period, 126 more patients, including 68 in Dhaka city, were hospitalised, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Read more: Dengue staying through December in deadliest year
The latest death was reported from Dhaka division, taking the death toll of the division to 171.
A total of 573 dengue patients, including 326 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
Read more: Dengue: 145 new patients hospitalised in 24 hrs
The DGHS has recorded 61,755 dengue cases and 60,909 recoveries so far this year.
Bangladesh logs 19 more Covid cases
Bangladesh reported 19 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,036,967, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,438 as no new fatalities were reported.
The daily case test positivity dropped to 0.75 percent from Monday’s 0.85 percent percent as 2,354 samples were tested during the period.
The mortality rate and the recovery rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent and at 97.54 percent, respectively.
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In November, the country reported 10 Covid-linked deaths and 1,345 cases.
Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.
Dengue staying through December in deadliest year
Another 49 people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Friday morning.
The total fatalities remained unchanged at 269 as no death was reported during this period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Read more: Dengue: 163 cases, two more deaths reported in 24 hrs
Of the new patients, 28 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 21 outside it, said DGHS.
A total of 774 dengue patients, including 451 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
The DGHS has recorded 61,138 dengue cases and 60,095 recoveries so far this year.
The 269 fatalities is by far the highest ever recorded in a single year in Bangladesh, far outstripping the previous record of 179 deaths against 101,354 cases recorded in 2019.
Read more: Dengue: 184 more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs, zero death
That means a 50% jump in the number of deaths, despite a 40% decline in cases from 2019. The significantly increased case fatality rate could be down to the discovery of a new strain of the virus previously never spotted in Bangladesh, that DGHS scientists reported back in August.
Generally it is seen that severe dengue disease is most common in those who suffer a second infection, usually by a different strain to the first. The chances of that naturally increase with the introduction of a new strain in the environment. There are four known strains of the dengue virus.