One hundred forty-one more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning as the cases keep rising in the country. Of the new patients, 128 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). A total of 397 dengue patients, including 345 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. So far, the DGHS has recorded 2,279 dengue cases, 1,869 recoveries, and 13 deaths this year. The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.  

Bangladesh reported 65 more COVID-19 cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,039,571, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,448 as no new fatalities were reported. The daily case test positivity rate increased to 6.11 per cent from Friday’s 5.87 per cent as 1,064 samples were tested. The recovery and death rates remained unchanged at 98.37 percent and 1.44 percent, respectively. Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 in 2021 and highest number of fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.  

Four more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Friday morning. Of the new patients, two were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Three-hundred-thirty-two dengue patients, including 289 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. So far, the DGHS has recorded 2,138 dengue cases, 1,793 recoveries, and 13 deaths this year. The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.  

Bangladesh reported two more COVID-19-linked deaths and 89 fresh cases in 24 hours till Friday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,448 and caseload to 2,039,506, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate dropped to 5.87 per cent from Thursday’s 5.99 per cent as 1,515 samples were tested. Among the latest deceased, one was a man and another was a woman and both were from the Dhaka division. The recovery rate stands at 98.37 percent. However, the death rate remained unchanged at 1.44 percent. Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 in 2021 and highest number of fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.    

Seventy-three more people were hospitalised with COVID-19 in 24 hours till Sunday morning as the cases keep rising in the country. With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,038,971, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,446 as no new fatalities were reported. Meanwhile, the daily case test positivity dropped to 5.50 percent from Saturday’s  6.57 percent as 1,327 samples were tested. The recovery rate stands at 98.39 percent. However, the death rate remained unchanged at 1.44 percent. Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 in 2021 and highest number of fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.  

Bangladesh registered 61 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till Saturday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,038,898, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,446 as no new fatalities were reported. Meanwhile, the daily case test positivity rose to 6.57 percent from Friday’s 4.31 percent as 929 samples were tested. The recovery and death rates remained unchanged at 98.40 percent and 1.44 percent, respectively. Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 in 2021 and highest number of fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.  

Bangladesh reported 28 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till Friday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,038,837, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,446 as no new fatalities were reported. Meanwhile, the daily case test positivity dropped to 4.31 percent from Thursday’s 5.25 percent as 649 samples were tested. The recovery and death rates remained unchanged at 98.4 percent and 1.44 percent, respectively. Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 in 2021 and highest number of fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.  

Twenty-nine more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning. Of the new patients, 22 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 127 dengue patients, including 105 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. So far, the DGHS has recorded 1,359 dengue cases, 1,220 recoveries, and twelve deaths this year. The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.  

Bangladesh is seeing a steady rise in dengue cases and the number of patients hospitlised with the mosquito-borne disease reached 100 on Tuesday. Thirty-one more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. Of the new patients, twenty-six were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Hundred dengue patients, including 75 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. Also Read: 18 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs So far, the DGHS has recorded 1,292 dengue cases, 1,180 recoveries, and twelve deaths this year. The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year. Experts said dengue  is gradually becoming an annual affair in Bangladesh as an endemic due to the adverse impacts of climate change. Also Read: BNCC, scouts to join DNCC mosquito eradication drive They also said Bangladesh’s climate conditions are becoming more suitable for dengue and other vector-borne diseases like malaria and chikungunya due to excessive and erratic rainfall, waterlogging, flooding, and rise in temperature and abnormal shifts in the country’s traditional seasons. A World Bank (WB) study report released in 2021 finds a wider link between the shifting climatic conditions and the increase in dengue and some other diseases in Bangladesh. It says with falling humidity levels, rising temperatures, and increasing rainfall caused by climate change, the risk of dengue spread can be higher in the country, mainly in Dhaka and Chattogram cities, in the future. It also said summers are becoming hotter and longer while winters are warmer, and the monsoon seasons are being extended from February to October.        

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new guideline on non-sugar sweeteners (NSS), which recommends against the use of NSS to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The recommendation is based on the findings of a systematic review of the available evidence, which suggests that the use of NSS does not confer any long-term benefit in reducing body fat in adults or children. Results of the review also suggest that there may be potential undesirable effects from long-term use of NSS, such as an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and mortality in adults. Also Read: Sweet Danger of Sugar: know the side effects of consuming too much sugar "Replacing free sugars with NSS does not help with weight control in the long term. People need to consider other ways to reduce free sugars intake, such as consuming food with naturally occurring sugars, like fruit, or unsweetened food and beverages,” said Francesco Branca, WHO Director for Nutrition and Food Safety on Monday. "NSS are not essential dietary factors and have no nutritional value. People should reduce the sweetness of the diet altogether, starting early in life, to improve their health." The recommendation applies to all people except individuals with pre-existing diabetes and includes all synthetic and naturally occurring or modified non-nutritive sweeteners that are not classified as sugars found in manufactured foods and beverages, or sold on their own to be added to foods and beverages by consumers. Also Read: Natural Sweeteners: 7 Healthy Alternatives of Refined Sugar Common NSS include acesulfame K, aspartame, advantame, cyclamates, neotame, saccharin, sucralose, stevia and stevia derivatives. The recommendation does not apply to personal care and hygiene products containing NSS, such as toothpaste, skin cream, and medications, or to low-calorie sugars and sugar alcohols (polyols), which are sugars or sugar derivatives containing calories and are therefore not considered NSS. Because the link observed in the evidence between NSS and disease outcomes might be confounded by baseline characteristics of study participants and complicated patterns of NSS use, the recommendation has been assessed as conditional, following WHO processes for developing guidelines. This signals that policy decisions based on this recommendation may require substantive discussion in specific country contexts, linked for example to the extent of consumption in different age groups. The WHO guideline on NSS is part of a suite of existing and forthcoming guidelines on healthy diets that aim to establish lifelong healthy eating habits, improve dietary quality and decrease the risk of NCDs worldwide.