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Covid kills 15 more in Bangladesh as positivity rate stands at 31.98%
Bangladesh reported 15 more Covid-linked deaths with 15,807 fresh cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning.
The daily positivity rate rose again to 31.98 per cent from Wednesday’s 31.64 per cent after testing 49,425 samples, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The country logged its highest daily positivity rate of 32.55% on July 24 last year reporting 6,780 cases and 195 deaths.
On Wednesday, the country reported 17 more Covid-linked deaths and 15,527 fresh cases.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,288 while the caseload mounted to 1,747,311 on Thursday.
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Among the new deceased, 10 were women and five women.
Eight cases were reported in Dhaka division while three in Chattogram, two in Rajshahi and one each in Barishal and Rangpur divisions.
Covid in Bangladesh: Positivity rate reaches 32.37% with 15 more deaths
Bangladesh logged 15 more Covid-linked deaths with 14,828 fresh cases in 24 hours till Monday morning.
The daily positivity rate rose to 32.37 per cent from Sunday’s 31.29 per cent after testing 45,807 samples, according to the Directorate general of health Services (DGHS).
The country logged its peak daily positivity rate of 32.55% on July 24 last year reporting 6,780 cases and 195 deaths.
Bangladesh last saw 15,776 cases on August 3, last year with 235 deaths.
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The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,238 while the caseload mounted to 1,699,964 on Monday.
Of the 79 deaths recorded from January 17 to January 23, some 35.4 per cent received Covid vaccines while 64.6 percent did not, the DGHS mentioned.
Comorbidities among the deceased patients declined 12.7 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.
Among the new deceased, nine were men and six women.
Six cases were reported in Dhaka division while three in Mymensingh, two in Sylhet and one each in Chattogram, Rajshahi Khulna, and Barishal divisions.
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Meanwhile, the mortality rate further declined to 1.66 per cent.
However, the recovery rate also declined further to 91.64 per cent with the recovery of 998 more patients during the 24-hour period.
Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases reached 69 with the detection of five more cases till Sunday, according to GISAID, a global initiative on sharing all influenza data.
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 this year’s 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.
Bangladesh reported the highest number of daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 last year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 last year.
14 more die in Bangladesh as Covid positivity rate hits 31.29%
Bangladesh logged 14 more Covid-linked deaths with 10,906 fresh cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning.
The daily positivity rate increased to 31.29 per cent from Saturday’s 28.02 per cent after testing 35,051 samples, according to the Directorate general of health Services (DGHS).
Bangladesh reported 9,614 fresh cases with 17 deaths on Saturday.
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The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,223 while the caseload mounted to 1,685,136 on Sunday.
Among the new deceased, six were men and eight women.
Five cases were reported in Dhaka division while two each in Chattogram, Sylhet and Mymensingh and one each in Khulna, Barishal and Rangpur divisions.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate further declined to 1.67 per cent.
However, the recovery rate also declined further to 92.39 per cent with the recovery of 782 more patients during the 24-hour period.
Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases reached 64 with the detection of nine more cases till Thursday, according to GISAID, a global initiative on sharing all influenza data.
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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 this year’s 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.
Bangladesh reported the highest number of daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 last year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 last year.
Covid in Bangladesh: 11,434 more cases, 12 deaths and positivity rate rises to 28.49%
Bangladesh reported 11,434 fresh cases with 12 deaths in 24 hours till Friday morning with infection rate marking a sharp rise.
The positivity rate increased to 28.49 per cent from Thursday’s 26.37 per cent after testing 40,423 samples, according to the Directorate general of health Services (DGHS).
Bangladesh last logged 11,164 cases and 264 deaths on August 10, last year with a positivity rate of 23.54 per cent in 24 hours.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,192 while the caseload mounted to 1,664,616 on Friday.
Among the new deceased, seven were men and five were women.
Six cases were reported in Dhaka division while two in Sylhet, and one each in Chattogram, Khulna, Rangpur and Mymensingh divisions.
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Meanwhile, the mortality rate further declined to 1.69 per cent.
However, the recovery rate further declined to 93.45 per cent with the recovery of 752 more patients during the 24-hour period.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases reached 64 with the detection of nine more cases till Thursday, according to GISAID, a global initiative on sharing all influenza data.
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 this year’s 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.
Bangladesh reported the highest number of daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 last year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 last year.
New Restrictions
All the schools, colleges and universities of the country will remain closed from January 21 to February 6 in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, said a government announcement on Friday.
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The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard in the morning imposing restrictions on the overall activities and movement of people in the country amid a worrying spike in Covid-19 cases.
As the situation keeps worsening, the government has also prohibited the gathering of 100 people for any political, social or religious programmes. Those who will attend such programmes will need to have Covid-19 vaccine certificates and RT-PCR test conducted, says the notification.
It says all the government, non-government offices and factories have been asked to make sure that all the staff and officers carrying Covid-19 vaccine cards.
The notification asked all to wear masks and maintain health rules at public places like markets, shopping malls, mosques, bus stands, launch terminals, railway stations. The local administration and law enforcement agencies have been instructed to monitor and ensure compliance.
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Positivity rate hits 20.88 %
Bangladesh reported 10 more Covid-linked deaths with 6,676 fresh cases in 24 hours till Monday morning following a sharp rise in its infection rate.
The positivity rate in the country jumped to 20.88 per cent during the period from Sunday’s 17.82 per cent after testing 31,980 samples, according to the Directorate general of health Services (DGHS).
The country last logged 7,248 cases and 172 deaths on August 18, last year with a positivity rate at 17.67 per cent in 24 hours.
Bangladesh is currently seeing a surge of Covid-19 cases as health authorities registered 38,478 infections in the last 16 days since January 1.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,154 while the caseload mounted to 1,624,387on Monday.
Of the 42 deaths recorded from January 10 to January 16, some 26.2 per cent received Covid vaccines while 73.8 percent did not, the DGHS mentioned.
Comorbidities among the deceased patients increased 22.6 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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Among the new deceased, six were women and four men.
Seven deaths were reported in Dhaka division while two in Chattogram and another in Barishal division.
The mortality rate declined a bit to 1.73 per cent.
The recovery rate further declined to 95.62 per cent with the recovery of 427 more patients during the period.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases reached 55 with detection of 22 more cases till Monday, according to GISAID, a global initiative on sharing all influenza data.
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 this year’s 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.
Bangladesh reported the highest number of daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 last year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 last year.
Covid in Bangladesh: Positivity rate rises further to 8.97%
Bangladesh is seeing a continuous rise in Covid-19 cases as 2,458 more infections along with two more deaths were reported in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
With the fresh cases reported after testing 27,709 samples, the daily positivity rate jumped again to 8.97 per cent from Monday’s 8.53 per cent during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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The country last logged 2,588 cases on September 9, last year along with 58 deaths in 24 hours.
Bangladesh is currently seeing a surge of Covid-19 cases as health authorities logged 10,392 infections in the last 10 days since January 1.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,107 while the caseload mounted to 15, 98, 389 on Tuesday.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.76 per cent during the period.
The recovery rate kept declining to 97.06 per cent with the recovery of 274 more patients during the 24-hour period.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases reached 30 with detection of nine more cases on Monday, according to GISAID, a global initiative on sharing all influenza data.
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 this year’s 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.
Bangladesh logged the highest number of daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 last year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 last year.
Covid Restriction
On Monday, the government has imposed restrictions on public movement and other activities like operating public transport at their half capacities as well as ensuring safety protocols after observing the outbreak of Omicron variant of Coronavirus and the overall Covid situation in the country.
This restriction will take effect on January 13 and will remain in force until further notice.
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Positivity rate rises to 2.74%, 2 more die
Bangladesh logged two Covid-linked deaths with 512 fresh infections in 24 hours till Friday morning.
With the detection of the fresh cases after testing 18,522 samples, the daily-case positivity rate increased to 2.74 per cent from Thursday’s 2.25 per cent during the period, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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The fresh numbers reported on Friday took the country’s total fatalities to 28,072 while the caseload mounted to 15,85,539.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 per cent during the period.
Besides, the recovery rate declined to 97.70 per cent with the recovery of 290 more patients during the 24-hour period.
Bangladesh reported daily Covid cases above 500 after two months. On October 13, the country logged 518 new Covid cases with 17 deaths.
Meanwhile, three more Covid cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in Bangladesh, raising the total tally to seven, according to GISAID, a global initiative on sharing all influenza data, shared the results on Wednesday.
On December 9, Bangladesh again logged zero Covid-related death after nearly three weeks as the pandemic was apparently showing signs of easing.
Read: Global Covid cases top 282 million with Omicron surge
The country reported this year’s first zero Covid death in a single day on November 20 along with 178 infections since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.
Bangladesh reported the highest number of daily fatalities of 264 on August 5 this year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 this year.
Another dies in Bangladesh from Covid, 397 cases reported
Bangladesh logged another Covid-linked death with 397 fresh infections in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
With the detection of the fresh cases after testing 18, 941 samples, the daily-case positivity rate slightly declined to 2.10 per cent from Monday’s 2.16 per cent during the period, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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The latest deceased, hailing from Dhaka division, was a woman in her 60s.
The fresh numbers reported on Tuesday took the country’s total fatalities to 28,062 while the caseload mounted to 15,84,023.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 per cent during the period.
Besides, the recovery rate remained static at 97.73 per cent with the recovery of 294 more patients during the 24-hour period.
On Monday, Bangladesh logged only one Covid-linked death and 373 fresh infections in 24 hours.
Though the deaths remained below five since December 13, the daily cases remained mostly over 250, according to data provided by the DGHS.
On December 9, 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 this year’s first zero Covid-related death in a single day on November 20 along with 178 infections since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.
Bangladesh reported the highest number of daily fatalities of 264 on August 5 this year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 this year.
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports another death in 24 hrs
Bangladesh logged another Covid-linked death with 373 fresh infections in 24 hours till Monday morning.
With the detection of the fresh cases after testing 17, 271 samples, the daily case positivity rate rose to 2.16 per cent from Sunday’s 1.57 per cent during the period, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The latest deceased was a woman aged between 51 to 60 years and from the Dhaka division.
The fresh numbers reported on Sunday took the country’s total fatalities to 28,061 while the caseload mounted to 15,83,626.
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Of the 12 deaths recorded from December 20 to December, 26, 8.3 per cent received Covid vaccines while 92.7 per cent did not, the DGHS mentioned.
Comorbidities among the deceased patients increased 8.3 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.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 per cent during the period.
Besides, the recovery rate declined a bit to 97.73 per cent with the recovery of 323 more patients during the 24-hour period.
On Sunday, Bangladesh logged four Covid-linked deaths with 268 fresh infections in 24 hours.
Though the deaths remained below five since December 13, the daily cases remained mostly over 250, according to data provided by the DGHS.
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On December 9, Bangladesh again logged zero Covid-related death after nearly three weeks as the pandemic was apparently showing signs of easing.
The country reported this year’s first zero Covid-related death in a single day on November 20 along with 178 infections since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.
Bangladesh reported the highest number of daily fatalities of 264 on August 5 this year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 this year.
Possible fresh wave
Noted Virologist Professor Dr Nazrul Islam told UNB as two people in the country have already been identified with Omicron variant, its wave may come to Bangladesh. “We’ve to be very careful about those who are coming from abroad.”
He said the Covid infection has started increasing again and it may continue to grow slowly till February next. “The country is likely to face a fresh wave in March with the rise in temperature. The number of cases will go up alarmingly in the middle of that month.”
The expert said usually Covid infections remain low during winter due to the intervention of many other respiratory viruses and flues like influenza.
Prof Mushtaq Hussain said Bangladesh is at a high risk of witnessing a wave of Omicron in the days to come like the African and European countries. “Omicron is already in the community transmission stage in some African and European countries. So, there’s no reason to think that Bangladesh would not experience an outbreak of Omicron,” he said.
Though there is no fresh case of Omicron after two imported ones in the country, he said the infection rate may continue to surge after a few days.
Noted microbiologist Bijon Kumar Sil said Omicron will gradually spread to different areas of the country after deepening its roots.
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports only one death; positivity rate rises to 1.39%
Bangladesh reported one more Covid-linked death with the health authorities logging 291 fresh cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
The detection of the new cases after testing 20,761 samples took the daily-case positivity rate to 1.39 per cent during the period, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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With the fresh numbers, the total fatalities rose to 28,051 while the caseload mounted to 15,81,634.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 per cent during the period.
Besides, the recovery rate remained steady at 97.75 per cent with the recovery of 264 more patients during the 24-hour period.
On December 9, Bangladesh again logged zero Covid-related death after nearly three weeks as the pandemic was apparently showing signs of easing.
Read: Current booster effective against Omicron: Health Minister
The country reported this year’s first zero Covid-related death in a single day on November 20 along with 178 infections since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.
Bangladesh reported the highest number of daily fatalities of 264 on August 5 this year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 this year.