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Bangladesh sees 2 more Covid deaths, 310 cases
Bangladesh reported two more Covid-linked deaths and 310 cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning.
With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,334 and caseload to 2,014,887, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case test positivity rate rose to 8.87 from Saturday’s 8.62 percent as 3,493 samples were tested.
Also read: Bangladesh sees another Covid death, 222 cases
The deceased were two men from Dhaka division.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 percent while the recovery rate declined to 97.21 percent.
In August, the country reported 32 Covid-linked deaths and 6,689 cases.
Also read: Bangladesh sees one more Covid death, 388 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.
Global Covid cases top 611 million
The overall number of global Covid cases has surged past 611 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 611,332,790 while the death toll reached 6,507,033 on Wednesday morning.
The US has recorded 96,716,573 cases so far and 1,073,295 people have died from the virus in the country, both highest counts around the world.
India's daily Covid-19 caseload Tuesday decreased to 4,417, officials said.
According to federal health ministry data released on Tuesday morning, 4,417 new cases were reported in 24 hours, taking the total tally to 44,466,862 in the country.
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With the new fresh cases, India's active caseload currently stands at 52,336.
The country also logged 23 related deaths in 24 hours, pushing the overall toll to 528,030 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, Pakistan recorded 98 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total cases to 1,570,304, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
A total of 30,593 people died of Covid in Pakistan, with no more deaths reported on Monday, said the ministry.
Covid in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported one more Covid-linked death and 313 cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,329 and caseload to 2,013,407, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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The daily case test positivity rate rose to 6.71 percent from Monday's 6.68 percent as 4,662 samples were tested.
The latest deceased was a man from Dhaka division.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 percent while the recovery rate dropped to 97.23 percent.
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.
Onset of northern winter could see spike in Covid hospitalisations, deaths: WHO
Although Covid deaths have dropped across the world, numbers could rise as northern countries head into winter, according to the UN health agency.
"We are now seeing a welcome decline in reported deaths globally. However, with colder weather approaching in the northern hemisphere, it is reasonable to expect an increase in hospitalisations and deaths in the coming months," World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday.
"Subvariants of Omicron are more transmissible than their predecessors, and the risk of even more transmissible and more dangerous variants remains."
Vaccination coverage among the most at-risk groups – such as health workers and older persons – also remains too low, especially in poorer countries, Tedros said.
"Living with Covid does not mean pretending the pandemic is over. If you walk in the rain without an umbrella, pretending it is not raining will not help you. You will still get wet. Likewise, pretending a deadly virus is not circulating is a huge risk," he said.
Read: Bangladesh’s Covid-19 death toll stands at 2,668
Worldwide, nearly 600 million cases of Covid have been recorded, some 2.5 years into the pandemic.
Europe is projected to reach 250 million cases in a matter of weeks, Dr Hans Kluge, director of the WHO's Office for the region, said. Like Tedros, he also anticipates the "winter surge" in cases.
"We have made great strides in addressing the pandemic. But the virus is still circulating widely, still putting people in hospital, still causing too many preventable deaths – some 3,000 in the past week alone, about a third of the global recorded total," Kluge said.
Global Covid cases surpass 607 million
The overall number of Covid cases has now crossed 607 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 607,175,775 and the death toll reached 6,491,960 on Wednesday morning.
The US has recorded 96,149,016 cases so far and 1,069,748 people have died from the virus in the country, both highest counts around the world.
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India's daily COVID-19 caseload Tuesday fell to 5,439, taking the total tally to 44,421,162 in the country, according to federal health ministry data released on Tuesday.
With the reporting of fresh cases, India's active caseload currently stands at 65,732.
The country also logged 30 related deaths in 24 hours, pushing the overall toll to 527,829 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, Malaysia reported 1,946 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 4,778,140, according to the health ministry.
Another eight deaths were reported, pushing the death toll to 36,206.
Covid in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported zero Covid death and 172 new cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
While the country's total fatalities remained unchanged 29,323, the new numbers took its caseload to 2,011,732, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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The daily case test positivity rate declined to 4.08 percent from Monday’s 4.74 percent as 4,215 samples were tested.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 percent. The recovery rate rose to 97.24 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 the same year.
Global Covid cases near 605 million
The overall number of Covid cases is approaching 605 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 604,892,165 and the death toll reached 6,485,604 on Saturday morning.
The US has recorded 95,970,007 cases so far and 1,068,843 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
India reported 10,256 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, taking the total tally to 44,389,176 in the country, according to the federal health ministry on Friday morning.
The cases marked a slight decrease in comparison to the daily caseload of 10,725 on Thursday.
Currently, India's active caseload stands at 90,707.
The country also logged 68 Covid-related deaths in 24 hours, pushing the overall toll to 527,556 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.
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The daily positivity rate stands at 2.43 percent and the weekly positivity rate was 3.02 percent, the ministry data showed.
Covid in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported one Covid death and 196 new cases in 24 hours till Friday morning.
While the country's total fatalities reached 29,321, the new numbers took its caseload to 2,010,944, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case test positivity rate rose to 4.15 percent from Thursday's 4.38 percent as 2,721 samples were tested.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 percent. The recovery rate remained static at 97.22 percent.
Bangladesh reports another Covid death, 178 cases
Bangladesh reported another death from Covid-19 and 178 new cases in the 24 hours till Monday morning.
With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,316 while the caseload to 2,010,148, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case test positivity rate decreased to 3.15 per cent from Sunday’s 3.76 per cent as 5,656 samples were tested.
Also read: Bangladesh sees zero Covid death, 173 cases
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 97.21 per cent from Sunday's 97.20 per cent.
In July, the country reported 142 Covid-linked deaths and 31,422 cases, the highest monthly death toll and caseload since March this year.
Also read: Bangladesh logs 100 new Covid cases, zero death
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.
Bangladesh reports zero Covid death, 212 new cases
Bangladesh reported zero Covid death and 212 new cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
With the latest numbers, Bangladesh's total fatalities remained static at 29,314 while the caseload rose to 2,009,434, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case test positivity rate rose to 4.54 percent from Tuesday's 4.41 per cent as 4,666 samples were tested.
Read: Bangladesh reports zero Covid death, 93 new cases
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 97.17 per cent from Tuesday's 97.15 per cent.
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.
Global Covid cases top 596 million
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.
Global Covid cases top 593 million
The overall number of Covid cases has now surged past 593 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 593,344,122 and the death toll reached 6,448,809 on Friday morning.
The US has recorded 94,479,779 cases so far and 1,061,346 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
India recorded 16,561 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours till Thursday morning, taking the total tally to 44,223,557, according to data from the country's health ministry.
With the fresh cases, India's active caseload currently stands at 123,535. The country logged 49 more Covid-related deaths, bringing the overall toll to 526,826 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.
Read: Global Covid cases top 591 million
Covid in Bangladesh
Bangladesh recorded another Covid-linked death with 214 fresh cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning.
With the latest numbers, the total fatalities reached 29,310 and the caseload 2,008,282, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case positivity rate declined to 4.45 percent from Wednesday's 5.09 percent as 4,806 samples were tested.
The deceased was a man from Sylhet division.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 percent. The recovery rate rose to 07.10 percent from Wednesday's 97.09 percent.
In July, Bangladesh reported 142 Covid-linked deaths and 31,422 cases, the highest death toll and cases in the last five months since March this year, according to DGHS.
Icddr,b, IEDCR launch environmental surveillance of Covid
The Environmental Interventions Unit of icddr,b and the Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Wednesday launched an initiative to undertake environmental surveillance of Covid-19 and enteric pathogens in Dhaka and the Rohingya camps.
Under the initiative, wastewater samples will be collected from selected spots comprised of drains, canals, and pumping stations in selected areas of Dhaka city and the Rohingya camps to track and monitor four vaccine-preventable pathogens including Salmonella typhi, Vibrio cholerae, Rotavirus of enteric pathogen and Covid in the communities.
The benefit of environmental surveillance is multifaceted – it is highly cost-effective and supplementary to the clinical surveillance system, it provides early warnings, and the data generated are free from bias by healthcare access or healthcare behaviour.
Also, it is effective in both symptomatic and asymptomatic infections, and evidence from environmental surveillance can be helpful for planning public health emergency responses – including in health communications, health facility preparedness, and vaccination campaigns.
Environmental surveillance relies on wastewater samples, and helps track pathogens in circulation in the population, including their presence or absence, trends in concentrations, and generates an early warning, among others.
A few low- and middle-income countries, including Pakistan and India, have deployed environmental surveillance for different diseases and successfully detected silent outbreaks – meaning a disease that otherwise would have gone unnoticed.
The environmental surveillance initiative in Bangladesh will be implemented in cooperation with the Dhaka North City Corporation, Dhaka South City Corporation, Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority in Dhaka, the Department of Public Health Engineering, Refugee, Relief and Repatriation Commissioner, and Cox's Bazar Civil Surgeon Office.