Twenty-seven more people were hospitalised with dengue in the 24 hours to Saturday morning. However, no fatalities were reported during this period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Also, the DGHS did not report any dengue death in the first six days of this year. The country recorded 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. A total of 202 dengue patients, including 94 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. The DGHS has recorded 242 dengue cases and 40 recoveries so far this year. It recorded 62,423 cases and 61,971 recoveries last year. Read more: Govt fixes cost of dengue test

Bangladesh reported another Covid-linked death and 35 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. With the new numbers, the total fatalities rose to 29,430 while  the caseload rose to 2,036,268, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Read more: Covid-19: One death, 69 new cases reported The daily case test positivity rate rose to 1.05 per cent from Tuesday’s 0.91  per cent as 3,324 samples were tested during the period. The deceased was a man from Dhaka division. The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent and the recovery rate at 97.44 per cent. In October, the country reported 60 Covid-linked deaths and 10,043 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.

The overall number of global Covid cases is gradually nearing 625 million. According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 624,918,177 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,555,411 on Thursday morning. The US has recorded 98,411,240 cases so far and 1,086,685 people have died from the virus in the country, both highest counts around the world. India recorded 2,459 new Covid-19 cases, according to federal health ministry data released on Wednesday. The new cases marked an increase from the daily caseload of 1,968 on Tuesday. India's total tally of Covid-19 cases has risen to 44,601,934, with the active caseload being 33,318 currently. Read: Global Covid cases top 623 million The country also logged 17 new Covid-related deaths in 24 hours, bringing the overall death toll to 528,733 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said. Covid in Bangladesh Bangladesh reported two more Covid-linked deaths with 549 fresh cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,374 and the caseload to 2,028,114, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate rose to 14.66% from Thursday’s 13.86% as 3,961 samples were tested.   The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45% and the recovery rate dropped to 97%.

Bangladesh reported two more Covid-linked deaths with 549 fresh cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. The country's total fatalities rose to 29,374 with the new deaths. The new cases raised the country's total caseload to 2,028,114, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate rose to 13.86 per cent from Tuesday’s 13.80 per cent as 3,961 samples were tested. The latest deceased were men from Dhaka and Khulna divisions. The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent and recovery rate dropped to 97. percent. In September, the country reported 40 Covid-linked deaths and 13,251 cases. Read: Bangladesh’s Covid-19 death toll stands at 2,668 Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and highest fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.

Six more Covid-linked deaths and 718 fresh cases were recorded in Bangladesh in 24 hours till Monday morning. With the new numbers, country's total fatalities rose to 29,359 while the total caseload to 2,022,408, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate declined to 13.58 per cent from Sunday’s 12.96 per cent as 5,288 samples were tested. Read: Bangladesh’s Covid-19 death toll stands at 2,668 The latest deceased included three men and three women. Of them, two each were from Dhaka and Barishal divisions and one each from Chattogram and Rajshahi  divisions. The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 per cent while the recovery rate declined to 97.08 per cent respectively. In August, the country reported 32 Covid-linked deaths and 6,689 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.

The overall number of Covid cases has now surged past 596 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world. According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 596,934,012 and the death toll reached 6,459,290 on Wednesday morning. The US has recorded 94,869,936 cases so far and 1,063,087 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows. India's daily Covid-19 caseload rose to 8,813 on Tuesday, officials said. According to federal health ministry data released on Tuesday, 8,813 new cases of Covid were reported in 24 hours, taking the total tally to 44,277,194 in the country. The cases reported on Tuesday marked a sharp decline in comparison to the daily caseload of 14,917 reported on Monday. India's active caseload currently stands at 111,252, according to the ministry. Read: Global Covid cases top 594 million The country also logged 29 related deaths in 24 hours, pushing the overall death toll to 527,098 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said. Meanwhile, the Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 566 locally transmitted confirmed Covid cases, of which 482 were in Hainan Province, the National Health Commission said Wednesday. Covid in Bangladesh Bangladesh reported zero Covid deaths and 93 new cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. The country last reported zero Covid-linked death on August 13. With the latest numbers, Bangladesh's total fatalities remained static at 29,314 while the caseload rose to 2,009,222, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate rose to 4.41 percent from Monday's 4.09 percent as 2,110 samples were tested. The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 percent. The recovery rate rose to 97.15 percent from Monday's 97.14 percent. In July, the country reported 142 Covid-linked deaths and 31,422 cases, the highest monthly death toll and caseload since March this year. Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 in the same year.  

Two cases have been filed in connection with the clash between activists of BNP and police in Bhola that left one person dead and 30 injured on Monday. Sub-inspector of Bhola Sadar Police Station Md Jasim filed a case with the police station Sunday night, said Enayet Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of the police station. Around 250-300 unnamed people were made accused in a murder case while 75 named and 300 unnamed people were sued in the other case filed on charge of assaulting police, the OC said. On the other hand, the joint general secretary of Bhola District BNP Humayun Kabir Sopan said that they are preparing to file a complaint over the death. Police have so far arrested ten people in this connection, the OC added. Meanwhile, the party office of BNP in Bhola remained closed since Monday morning. Read: 1 killed, 30 hurt as BNP, police clash in Bhola On Monday, BNP leaders and activists gathered in front of their district party office at Kalinath Roy Bazar in Sadar upazila on Monday morning to hold a rally as part of BNP’s demonstration programme. At one stage, police obstructed them when they tried to stage demonstrations at Kalinath Roy Bazar around 11:30am. The leaders and activists pelted brickbats targeting police, prompting them to fire bullets and lobbed tear gas shells, triggering a clash that left one person dead and at least 30 people injured, said police.

African swine fever (ASF) cases have been reported from two farms in the southern Indian state of Kerala, officials said Friday. The cases were detected at Mananthavady in Wayanad district, about 468 km north of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. "The disease was detected among pigs of two farms in the district and later confirmed after the samples were tested at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal," an official at the district magistrate office in Wayanad said. "The samples were collected after pigs died last week." Read: UN: China's African swine fever outbreak could cross borders According to officials, measures have been taken to prevent the spread of the disease, and an order to cull pigs has been issued. "After confirming the infection orders have been issued to cull 300 pigs from all the nearby farms to contain the infection. As per the guidelines, all pigs within a one-kilometer radius of the epicenter of the disease are to be culled if there are reports of ASF," a local media report said. ASF cases have been reported from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam last week. Experts say ASF does not affect humans. However, they could be the carriers of the virus. ■

Two more people died from Covid, and 1,051 tested positive for the virus in the 24 hours to Friday. While the country's total fatalities reached 29,225, the new number took its caseload to 1,994,433, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). However, the daily case positivity rate fell to 11.55 percent from Thursday's 11.89 percent as 9,130 samples were tested. The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.47 percent. The recovery rate rose to 96.32 percent from Thursday's 96.28 percent. In June, the country reported 18 Covid-linked deaths and 20,201 new cases, according to the DGHS. Read: Global Covid cases top 565 million Bangladesh reported its first zero Covid death on November 20 last year since the pandemic broke out here in March 2020. The country registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 in the same year.

India on Thursday reported the first monkeypox case in the southern state of Kerala with the infected person being a traveler who reached the state on July 12, an official said at the federal health ministry. After the detection of the first monkeypox case, the federal government is rushing a multi-disciplinary team of senior doctors to Kerala to help the state government in investigating the outbreak and initiate requisite public health measures, said Lav Agarwal, joint secretary (Public Health) at the federal health ministry. Earlier during the day, the federal government had asked all the state governments to ensure screening and testing of all suspected monkeypox cases at all entry points and in the community as part of the country's overall preparedness against the disease, local media reported on Thursday. Read: Monkeypox cases triple in Europe, WHO says, Africa concerned The federal government also asked the states to identify hospitals and ensure adequate human resources and logistic support to manage any suspected or confirmed Monkeypox cases. ■