Positivity rate
Covid-19: Positivity rate falls to 5.58%, 5 more die
Bangladesh logged five more Covid-linked deaths with 1,298 fresh cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning as the positivity rate and the number of deaths continue to decline.
The daily positivity rate further declined to 5.58 per cent from Tuesday’s 6.77 per cent after testing 23,092 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On Tuesday, Bangladesh reported 16 more Covid-linked deaths with 1,595 fresh cases.
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The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,995 while the caseload to 19,38,135.
Among the new deceased, four were men and another woman. All the five deaths were reported in Dhaka division.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.50 per cent.
However, the recovery rate rose to 91.82 per cent with the recovery of 8,072 more patients during the 24-hour period.
Among 146 people who died from February 14 to February 20, 97 were men and 49 women, the DGHS mentioned.
Besides, comorbidities among the deceased declined to 6.2 per cent this week compared to the previous one. Comorbidity means the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient.
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On January 28, Bangladesh logged its earlier highest daily positivity rate at 33.37 per cent reporting 15,440 cases and 20 deaths.
On December 9 last year, Bangladesh again logged zero Covid-related death after nearly three weeks as the pandemic was apparently showing signs of easing.
The country reported first zero Covid-related death in a single day on November 20 last year along with 178 infections since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.
Besides, the country registered the highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year, while the highest number of daily fatalities was 264 on August 10 last year.
Covid in Bangladesh: 9 more die as positivity rate further drops to 6.94%
Bangladesh logged nine more Covid-linked deaths with 1,951 fresh cases in 24 hours till Monday morning showing a downtrend in the cases.
The daily positivity rate further declined to 6.94 per cent from Sunday’s 7.82 per cent after testing 28,318 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On Sunday, Bangladesh reported 21 more Covid-linked deaths with 1,987 fresh cases.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,974 while the caseload to 19,35,242.
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Among the new deceased, five were men and four women.
Three of the deaths were reported in Dhaka division while six in Chattogram division.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained static at 1.50 per cent.
However, the recovery rate slightly rose to 91.11 per cent with the recovery of 8,674 more patients during the 24-hour period.
Of the 146 deaths recorded from February 14 to February 20, some 37.7 per cent received Covid vaccines while 62.3 per cent did not, the DGHS mentioned.
Besides, comorbidities among the deceased declined to 6.2 per cent this week compared to the previous one. Comorbidity means the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient.
On January 28, Bangladesh logged its earlier highest daily positivity rate at 33.37 per cent reporting 15,440 cases and 20 deaths.
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On December 9 last year, Bangladesh again logged zero Covid-related death after nearly three weeks as the pandemic was apparently showing signs of easing.
The country reported first zero Covid-related death in a single day on November 20 last year along with 178 infections since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.
Besides, the country registered the highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year, while the highest number of daily fatalities was 264 on August 10 last year.
Covid in Bangladesh: 20 more die as positivity rate stands at 10.24%
Bangladesh logged 20 more Covid-linked deaths with 3,539 fresh cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning as Bangladesh is seeing a downtrend in cases.
The daily positivity rate declined to 10.24 per cent from Wednesday’s 12.20 per cent after testing 34,547 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On Wednesday, Bangladesh reported 15 more Covid-linked deaths with 3,929 fresh cases.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,907 while the caseload mounted to 1,926,570.
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Among the new deceased, 16 were men and four women.
Seven of the deaths were reported in Dhaka division while five in Rajshahi, four in Khulna, two in Chattogram, and one each in Sylhet and Rangpur divisions.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained static at 1.50 per cent.
However, the recovery rate slightly rose to 89.69 per cent with the recovery of 11,800 more patients during the 24-hour period.
On January 28, Bangladesh logged its earlier highest daily positivity rate at 33.37 per cent reporting 15,440 cases and 20 deaths.
On December 9 last year, Bangladesh again logged zero Covid-related death after nearly three weeks as the pandemic was apparently showing signs of easing.
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The country reported first zero Covid-related death in a single day on November 20 last year along with 178 infections since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.
Besides, the country registered the highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year, while the highest number of daily fatalities was 264 on August 10 last year.
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 28 more deaths with 14.85% positivity rate
Bangladesh logged 28 more Covid-linked deaths with 4,838 fresh cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning.
The daily positivity rate slightly declined to 14.85 per cent from Saturday’s 16.50 per cent after testing 32,503 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On Saturday, Bangladesh reported 20 more Covid-linked deaths with 5,023 fresh cases.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,819 while the caseload mounted to 1,909,664.
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Among the new deceased, 20 were men and eight women.
Twelve of the deaths were reported in Dhaka division while six in Khulna, four in Rajshahi, two each in Chattogram and Rangpur, and one each in Sylhet and Barishal divisions.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained static at 1.51 per cent.
However, the recovery rate slightly rose to 87.90 per cent with the recovery of 13,853 more patients during the 24-hour period.
On January 28, Bangladesh logged its earlier highest daily positivity rate at 33.37 per cent reporting 15,440 cases and 20 deaths.
On December 9 last year, Bangladesh again logged zero Covid-related death after nearly three weeks as the pandemic was apparently showing signs of easing.
Also read: Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Positivity rate declines further to 15.46%, 27 deaths
The country reported first zero Covid-related death in a single day on November 20 last year along with 178 infections since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.
Besides, the country registered the highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year, while the highest number of daily fatalities was 264 on August 10 last year.
Covid in Bangladesh: Positivity rate rises to 16.50% with 20 deaths
Bangladesh logged 20 more Covid-linked deaths with 5,023 fresh cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning.
The daily positivity rate slightly increased to 16.50 per cent from Friday’s 15.46 per cent after testing 29,904 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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On Friday, Bangladesh reported 27 more Covid-linked deaths with 5,268 fresh cases.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,791 while the caseload mounted to 1,904,826.
Among the new deceased, 12 were men and eight women.
Thirteen of the deaths were reported in Dhaka division while two each in Rajshahi and Khulna, and one each in Sylhet, Barishal and Rangpur divisions.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained static at 1.51 per cent.
However, the recovery rate slightly rose to 87.40 per cent with the recovery of 8,821 more patients during the 24-hour period.
On January 28, Bangladesh logged its earlier highest daily positivity rate at 33.37 per cent reporting 15,440 cases and 20 deaths.
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On December 9 last year, Bangladesh again logged zero Covid-related death after nearly three weeks as the pandemic was apparently showing signs of easing.
The country reported first zero Covid-related death in a single day on November 20 last year along with 178 infections since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.
Besides, the country registered the highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year, while the highest number of daily fatalities was 264 on August 10 last year.
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Positivity rate declines further to 15.46%, 27 deaths
Bangladesh logged 27 more Covid-linked deaths with 5,268 fresh cases in 24 hours till Friday morning.
The daily positivity rate slightly declined further to 15.46 per cent from Thursday’s 16.95 per cent after testing 33,896 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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On Thursday, Bangladesh reported 42 more Covid-linked deaths with 7,264 fresh cases.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,771 while the caseload mounted to 1,899,803.
Among the new deceased, 15 were men and 12 women.
Fourteen of the deaths were reported in Dhaka division while five in Chattogram, four in Khulna, two in Sylhet and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate declined to 1.51 per cent.
However, the recovery rate slightly increased to 87.17 per cent with the recovery of 11,353 more patients during the 24-hour period.
On January 28, Bangladesh logged its earlier highest daily positivity rate at 33.37 per cent reporting 15,440 cases and 20 deaths.
On December 9 last year, Bangladesh again logged zero Covid-related death after nearly three weeks as the pandemic was apparently showing signs of easing.
Read:Can you get long COVID after an infection with omicron?
The country reported first zero Covid-related death in a single day on November 20 last year along with 178 infections since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.
Besides, the country registered the highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year, while the highest number of daily fatalities was 264 on August 10 last year.
Covid in Bangladesh: 31 more die, 13,154 get infected
Bangladesh logged 31 more Covid-related deaths with health authorities logging 13,154 fresh cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
The daily positivity rate slightly declined to 29.17 per cent from Monday’s 29.77 per cent after testing 45,358 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,425 while the caseload mounted to 1,811,987.
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Among the new deceased, 15 were men and 16 women.
Nineteen deaths were reported in Dhaka division while seven in Chattogram, two in Sylhet, and one each in Rajshahi, Khulna and Rangpur divisions.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate further declined to 1.57 per cent.
However, the recovery rate also declined to 86.70 per cent with the recovery of 2,721 more patients during the 24-hour period.
Global Covid cases top 374 million amid Omicron spread
The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 374 million as Omicron infections keep rising in different parts of the globe.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 374,326,707 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,662,721 Monday morning.
The US has recorded 74,332,396 cases so far and 884,260 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
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Russia’s daily count of new coronavirus infections surged to more than 121,000 on Sunday, an eightfold increase compared with the beginning of the month as the highly contagious omicron variant spreads through the country, reports AP.
The state coronavirus task force reported 121,288 new infections over the past 24 hours — an all-time high and 8,000 more than a day earlier. The country’s infection numbers have rocketed since early January, when only about 15,000 new cases per day were tallied.
The task force said 668 people died of COVID-19 in the past day, bring Russia’s total fatality count for the pandemic to 330,728, by far the largest in Europe.
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 41,092,522 on Sunday, as 234,281 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.
Besides, as many as 893 deaths were recorded since Saturday morning, taking the death toll to 494,091.
Meanwhile, Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since last January, registered 25,360,647 cases as of Friday, while its Covid death toll rose to 627,150.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 34 more Covid-linked deaths, the highest in four months, with 12,183 fresh cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning.
The daily positivity rate further dropped to 28.33 per cent from Saturday's 31.10 per cent after testing 43,266 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,363 while the caseload mounted to 1,785,332.
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Among the new deceased, 19 were men and 15 women.
Twenty-two deaths were reported in Dhaka division while five in Chattogram, four in Rajshahi, two in Mymensingh and one in Sylhet divisions.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate further declined to 1.59 per cent.
However, the recovery rate also declined to 87.69 per cent with the recovery of 2,167 more patients during the 24-hour period.
Covid in Bangladesh: Daily deaths sharply rise to 34
Bangladesh reported 34 more Covid-linked deaths, the highest in four months, with 12,183 fresh cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning.
The daily positivity rate further dropped to 28.33 per cent from Saturday's 31.10 per cent after testing 43,266 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The country last reported 31 covid-related deaths on September 28 last with 1,310 cases, taking the positivity rate to 4.49%.
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On Friday, Bangladesh logged its earlier highest daily positivity rate at 33.37% reporting 15,440 cases and 20 deaths.
Covid in Bangladesh: Daily deaths rise to 21, positivity rate declines to 31.10 %
Bangladesh reported 21 more Covid-linked deaths with 10,378 fresh cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning.
The daily positivity rate dropped to 31.10 per cent from highest-ever 33.37 per cent recorded on Friday after testing 33,373 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The country logged its earlier highest daily positivity rate at 32.55% on July 24 last year reporting 6,780 cases and 195 deaths.
On Friday, Bangladesh reported 20 Covid-linked deaths with 15,440 fresh cases.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,329 while the caseload mounted to 1,731,149.
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Among the new deceased, 14 were men and seven women.
Twelve deaths were reported in Dhaka division while two each in Chattogram, Khulna, Rangpur and one each in Rajshahi, Barishal and Mymensingh divisions.