Covid-linked deaths
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 3 more deaths
Bangladesh reported three more Covid-linked deaths for the second consecutive day along with 312 fresh cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
With this, the daily case positivity rate rose to 1.49 per cent today from Tuesday’s 1.45 per cent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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The positivity rate kept rising for the last three days as it was 1.42 per cent on Monday and 1.16 on Sunday.
Among the deceased, two were women and one was a man. Each of the deceased was from Chattogram, Rajshahi and Khulna divisions.
With the fresh numbers, the total fatalities rose to 27,961 while the caseload mounted to 1,574,948.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 per cent.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 20,770 samples, the DGHS added.
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Besides, the recovery rate remained static at 97.73 per cent with the recovery of 338 more patients during the 24-hour period.
On Saturday, Bangladesh logged zero Covid-linked deaths with 178 cases.
So far, 3,54,14,244 people have fully been vaccinated in the country while 5,64,02,543 received the first dose as of Tuesday, according to the DGHS.
Covid kills 5 more, infects 244 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged five more Covid-linked deaths and 244 fresh infections in 24 hours till Thursday morning.
The daily-case positivity rate slightly declined to 1.25 per cent from Wednesday’s 1.35 per cent.
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The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,939 while the country’s caseload mounted to 15,73,458, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
All the five deceased were men.
Dhaka division logged three Covid-related deaths while Chattogram and Rangpur division logged one death each during the period, said the DGHS.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 per cent.
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The fresh cases were detected after testing 19,570 samples, the DGHS added.
Besides, the recovery rate increased to 97.72 per cent with the recovery of 294 more patients during the 24-hour period.
So far, 3,39,95,948 people have fully been vaccinated in the country while 5,29,83,555 received the first dose as of Wednesday, according to the DGHS.
Covid-19: 6 more die in Bangladesh, another 266 infected
Bangladesh recorded six more Covid-linked deaths and 266 fresh infections in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
The daily-case positivity rate increased to 1.35 per cent from Tuesday’s 1.03 per cent.
The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,934 while the country’s caseload mounted to 15,73,214, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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Among the deceased, two were men and the remaining four women.
Dhaka division logged two Covid-related deaths, Sylhet division three while Rajshahi division one on Wednesday, said the DGHS.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 per cent.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 19,648 samples, the DGHS added.
Besides, the recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.71 per cent with the recovery of 257 more patients during the 24-hour period.
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On the 45th epidemiological week of pandemic, of the 27 deaths recorded from November 08 to November 14, 11.1 per cent received Covid vaccines while 88.9 per cent did not, the DGHS mentioned.
Comorbidities among Covid patients and deceased declined 11.1 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.
So far, 3,37,35,763 people have fully been vaccinated in the country while 5,25,07,248 received the first dose as of Tuesday, according to the DGHS.
Covid-19: 4 more die in Bangladesh; another 234 infected
Bangladesh recorded four more Covid-linked deaths and 234 fresh infections in 24 hours until Monday morning.
The daily-case positivity rate slightly increased to 1.32 per cent from Sunday’s 1.14 per cent.
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The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,926 while the country’s caseload mounted to 15,72,735, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
All four deceased were men.
Dhaka division and Rajshahi division logged one Covid-linked death each today while Chattogram division reported two on Monday, said the DGHS.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 per cent.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 17,877 samples, the DGHS added.
Besides, the recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.71 per cent with the recovery of 229 more patients during the 24-hour period.
On the 45th epidemiological week of pandemic, of the 27 deaths recorded from November 08 to November 14, 11.1 per cent received Covid vaccines while 88.9 per cent did not, the DGHS added.
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Comorbidities among Covid patients and deceased declined 11.1 per cent this week compared to the previous week. Comorbidity means the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient.
So far, 3,31,43,905 people have fully been vaccinated in the country while 5,16,11,401 received the first dose as of Sunday, according to the DGHS.
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: 4 more lose lives, 223 get infected
Bangladesh recorded four more Covid-linked deaths and reported 223 fresh infections in 24 hours till Sunday morning.
The daily-case positivity rate slightly increased to 1.14 per cent from Saturday’s 1.11 per cent.
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The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,922 while the country’s caseload mounted to 15,72,501, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the deceased, one was a man and three were women.
Dhaka division logged three Covid-linked deaths today while Chattogram division reported one on Sunday, said the DGHS.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 per cent.
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The fresh cases were detected after testing 19,517 samples, the DGHS added.
Besides, the recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.71 per cent with the recovery of 212 more patients during the 24-hour period.
Covid claims 5 more lives in Bangladesh, infects another 221
Bangladesh logged five more Covid-linked deaths and reported 221 fresh infections in 24 hours till Friday morning.
The daily-case positivity rate slightly increased to 1.28 per cent from Thursday’s 1.21 per cent.
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The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,912 while the country’s caseload mounted to 1,572,127, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
All the deceased were men.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 per cent.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 17,282 samples, said the DGHS.
Besides, the recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.71 per cent with the recovery of 219 more patients during the period.
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On Thursday, the country saw just a single death from Covid-19 again which was the lowest in nearly 18 months along with 237 cases.
So far, 3,25,34,617 people have fully been vaccinated in the country while 5,11,21,705 received the first dose as of Thursday, according to the DGHS.
Covid claims two more lives in Bangladesh, infects another 235
Bangladesh logged two more Covid-linked deaths and reported 235 fresh infections in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
The daily-case positivity rate slightly increased to 1.31 per cent from Tuesday’s 1.28 per cent.
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The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,906 while the country’s caseload mounted to 1,571,669, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among the deceased, one was a man and another was a woman.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 per cent.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 18,023 samples, said the DGHS.
Besides, the recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.71 per cent with the recovery of 271 more patients during the period.
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On Saturday, the country saw just a single death from Covid-19 which was the lowest in nearly 18 months along with 154 cases.
So far, 3,19,63,515 people have fully been vaccinated in the country while 4,91,14,462 received the first dose as of Tuesday, according to the DGHS.
Covid-19: 3 more die, 229 infected in 24 hours
Bangladesh logged three more Covid-linked deaths and another 229 cases of infections in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
The country reported two deaths caused by the deadly virus, the lowest this year, and another 214 cases on Monday.
The daily-case positivity rate increased to 1.14 per cent from Monday’s 1.08 per cent.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 per cent.
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The fresh cases were detected after testing 20,048 samples, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Besides, today’s all three deceased were women.
With the fresh numbers, the Covid-19 fatalities reached 27,873 while the caseload climbed to 1,569,982, according to the DGHS.
Also, the recovery rate increased to 97.70 per cent with the recovery of 211 more patients during the period.
On the 43th epidemiological week of pandemic from October 25 to 31, 45 covid-related deaths were reported in the country.
Thirty-nine of them did not receive any Covid vaccine while six were vaccinated.
Of them, 23 had comorbidities which have declined to 12.5% from the last epidemiological week. Comorbidity means the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient.
On March 18, 2020, Bangladesh logged its first Covid-19 related death.
Vaccination drive in Bangladesh
So far, 2,95,64,961 people have been fully vaccinated in the country while 4,24,63,259 received the first dose as of Monday, according to the DGHS.
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Meanwhile, the campaign to vaccinate the school students of the 12-17 age group against Covid-19 began in Dhaka on Monday.
The vaccination campaign will be conducted at eight centres in the capital although it was scheduled to begin at 12 centres in the city. Other centres did not get approval due to lack of adequate facilities.
Bangladesh’s vaccination drive set to gather pace as another ‘1 crore doses’ coming by Aug
With millions of people still waiting to receive their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, Bangladesh reported 215 Covid-19-related deaths as health authorities came up with their 24-hour report on Thursday.
On August 5, the country reported 264 deaths shattering its previous single-day record of 258 Covid-related deaths on July 27 and it was repeated on August 10 when the country logged 268 deaths.
Besides, 10,126 more people came out Covid positive during the period after testing 45,078samples, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The fresh numbers pushed Bangladesh’s total fatalities to 23,613 and the total cases to 1,396,858.
The case positivity rate during the 24-hour period declined further to 22. 46 % from Wednesday’s 23.45 % and Tuesday’s 23.58 %, while the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a 5% or below rate.
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The recovery rate, however, rose slightly to 90.35 %, with the recovery of 13,990 people during the period, said the DGHS.
But the case fatality rate remained static at 1.69 % during the period, according to the DGHS report.
Of the deceased, 65 died in Dhaka division, 54 in Chattogram, 28 in Khulna, 22 in Sylhet, 16 in Rangpur, 12 in Barishal, 10 in Mymensingh, and eight died in Rajshahi divisions.
The number of female fatalities were more than that of male during the period, a rare phenomenon in the country.
Among the deceased, 107 were men and 108 were women.
As per their age breakup, two were between 0-10 years old, one was within 11-20, nine were between 21-30, 19 between 31-40, 19 between 41-50, 56 between 51-60, 63 between 61-70, 36 within 71-80, nine between 81-90 and one was above 100 years old.
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On a positive note, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said on Thursday Bangladesh is going to take the deliveries of over 1 crore more Covid-19 vaccine doses by this month which is expected to give a further boost to its inoculation drive.
“Around 54 lakh doses will arrive this week while another 50 lakh later this month," the minister said while addressing an event arranged by Bangladesh Society of Medicine at a city hotel on Thursday.
He said around 1.75 crore people have so far received Covid-19 vaccine shots and crore more have got registered to do so. “We need 26-27 crore doses of Covid vaccine. All will get vaccine jabs in phases.”