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Covid-19: Bangladesh logs 8 more deaths, 529 new cases
Bangladesh reported eight more Covid-linked deaths with 529 fresh cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning.
The daily positivity rate slightly increased to 2.63 per cent from Saturday’s 2.11 per cent after testing 20,062 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On Saturday, Bangladesh reported 13 more Covid-linked deaths with 368 fresh cases.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 29,085 while the caseload to 19,47,266.
Among the new deceased, six were men and two women.
Four of the deaths were reported from Dhaka division while two each from Chattogram and Khulna divisions.
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Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent.
However, the recovery rate rose to 94.66 per cent with the recovery of 3,340 more patients during the 24-hour period.
On January 28, Bangladesh logged its previous highest daily positivity rate at 33.37 per cent reporting 15,440 cases and 20 deaths.
On December 9 last year, Bangladesh logged zero Covid-related death after nearly three weeks.
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.
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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.
Global Covid cases top 442 million
The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 442 million as Omicron infections keep rising across the world.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 442,063,007 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,982,404 Friday morning.
The US has recorded 79,192,502 cases so far and 956,498 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 42,951,262 on Thursday with 6,102 new cases registered in 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry data.
Besides, 201 more deaths from the pandemic were recorded since Tuesday morning, taking the death toll to 514,620.
Meanwhile, Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January last year, registered 28,906,214 cases as of Thursday, while its Covid death toll rose to 650,646.
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Covid situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged five more Covid-linked deaths with 657 fresh cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning.
The daily positivity rate declined to 2.91 per cent from Wednesday’s 3.22 per cent after testing 22,584 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On Wednesday, Bangladesh reported eight more Covid-linked deaths with 732 fresh cases.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 29,058 and the caseload to 19,45,765.
Among the new deceased, four were women and one was a man. All five deaths were reported from Dhaka division alone.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent.
However, the recovery rate rose to 94.13 per cent with the recovery of 4,628 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 logged zero Covid-related death after nearly three weeks.
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.
Global Covid cases near 420 million
The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 420 million as Omicron infections keep rising across the globe.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 419,454,803 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,861,456 Friday morning.
The US has recorded 78,274, 553 cases so far and 931,505 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
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India's Covid-19 tally rose to 42,779,022 on Thursday with 24,707 new cases in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry's latest data.
Besides, 496 more deaths were reported from the pandemic since Wednesday morning, taking the total death toll to 510,937.
Meanwhile, Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January last year, registered 27,941,476 cases as of Thursday, while its Covid death toll rose to 641,997.
Situation in Bangladesh
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% from Wednesday’s 12.20% 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, 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%.
However, the recovery rate slightly rose to 89.69% 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% reporting 15,440 cases and 20 deaths.
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 34 more deaths
Bangladesh logged 34 more Covid-linked deaths with 4,746 fresh cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
The daily positivity rate slightly increased to 13.77 per cent from Monday’s 13.53 per cent after testing 34,175 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On Monday, Bangladesh reported 19 more Covid-linked deaths with 4,692 fresh cases.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,872 while the caseload mounted to 1,919,102.
Among the new deceased, 21 were men and 13 women.
Twenty-one of the deaths were reported in Dhaka division while four in Barishal, two each in Chattogram, Khulna, Sylhet and Rangpur and one in Rajshahi division.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate declined to 1.50 per cent.
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.
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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.
Global Covid cases top 397 million
The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 397 million, with the Omicron variant’s rapid spread across the globe.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 397,053,590 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,749,136 Tuesday morning.
The US has recorded 76,848,718 cases so far and 905,521 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
Russia is reporting a record daily count of new coronavirus infections, a tenfold spike from a month ago as the highly contagious Omicron variant spreads through the country, reports AP.
Russia has confirmed another highest daily of 180,071 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 12,982,023, the official monitoring and response centre said on Monday.
The nationwide death toll increased by 661 to 3,360 while the number of recoveries increased from 10,390,732 to 10,624,954
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India has registered 83,876 new cases in the past 24 hours, with the tally reaching 42,334,521, as per the health ministry's data released Monday.
The ministry also reported 897 deaths since Sunday morning, bringing the total fatalities to 504,078.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since last January, registered 63,324 Covid infections and 420 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing its nationwide count to 26,605,137 and 632,720 respectively, the National Council of Health Secretaries said Saturday.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged 38 more Covid-linked deaths with 9,369 fresh cases in 24 hours till Monday morning.
The daily positivity rate slightly declined to 21.07% from Sunday’s 21.50% after testing 44,471 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The number of deaths is the highest in nearly six months as the country last recorded 43 deaths on September 19 last year with 1,383 cases and the daily positivity rate at 5.62%.
On Sunday, Bangladesh reported 29 more Covid-linked deaths with 8,345 fresh cases.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,627 while the caseload mounted to 1,870,901.
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Of the 226 deaths recorded from January 31 to February 6, some 28.8% had received Covid vaccines while 71.2% did not, the DGHS mentioned.
Among the new deceased, 28 were men and 10 women.
Sixteen of the deaths were reported in Dhaka division while six in Chattogram, five each in Rajshahi and Khulna, three in Sylhet, two in Mymensingh, and one in Rangpur divisions.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate declined to 1.53%.
However, the recovery rate slightly increased to 86.16% with the recovery of 9,507 more patients during the 24-hour period.
In January, the country reported 322 Covid-linked deaths and 2,13,294 new cases while 19,112 recovered from the disease, according to the DGHS.
On January 28, Bangladesh logged its earlier highest daily positivity rate at 33.37% 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 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.
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 33 more deaths with 11,596 fresh infections
Bangladesh reported 33 more Covid-linked deaths with 11,596 fresh cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning.
The daily positivity rate further dropped to 25.86 per cent from Wednesday's 27.43 per cent after testing 44,843 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On Wednesday, Bangladesh reported 36 more Covid-linked deaths with 12,193 fresh cases.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,494 while the caseload mounted to 1,835,776.
Among the new deceased, 22 were men and 11 women.
Eighteen deaths were reported in Dhaka division while six in Khulna, four in Rajshahi, two each in Chattogram Sylhet and one in Rangpur divisions.
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Meanwhile, the mortality rate further declined to 1.55 per cent.
However, the recovery rate also declined to 86.13 per cent with the recovery of 5,955 more patients during the 24-hour period.
In January, the country reported 322 Covid-linked deaths and 2,13,294 new cases while 19,112 recovered from the disease, according to the DGHS.
On January 28, Bangladesh logged its earlier highest daily positivity rate at 33.37% reporting 15,440 cases and 20 deaths.
Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases reached 69 with the detection of five more cases till January 23, 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.
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.
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Extension of restrictions
The government has extended the period of the existing restrictions on people’s movement and other activities until February 21 and imposed two new ones considering the worsening Covid-19 situation in the country.
These restrictions will remain in force from February 7 to 21, said a notification issued by the Cabinet Division on Thursday.
The new restrictions are- gathering of more than 100 people in social, political, religious or state events will not be allowed in open places or indoors and those who will attend the events must bring Covid Vaccination Certificate or report of RT PCR test underwent within 24 hours.
Besides, in-person classes of schools, colleges and equivalent educational institutions will remain suspended during this period, said the notification.
On Tuesday, the government extended the closure of secondary and higher secondary-level educational institutions by two weeks until February 20.
Amid the growing concern over the Coronavirus’ new Omicron variant, the government on January 13 imposed 11-point restrictions.
COVID deaths and cases are rising again at US nursing homes
COVID-19 infections are soaring again at U.S. nursing homes because of the omicron wave, and deaths are climbing too, leading to new restrictions on family visits and a renewed push to get more residents and staff members vaccinated and boosted.
Nursing homes were the lethal epicenter of the pandemic early on, before the vaccine allowed many of them to reopen to visitors last year. But the wildly contagious variant has dealt them a setback.
Nursing homes reported a near-record of about 32,000 COVID-19 cases among residents in the week ending Jan. 9, an almost sevenfold increase from a month earlier, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A total of 645 COVID-19-related deaths among residents were recorded during the same week, a 47% increase from the earlier period. And there are fears that deaths could go much higher before omicron is through.
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Despite the rising numbers, the situation is not as dire as it was in December 2020, when nursing home deaths per week topped out at about 6,200. Experts credit the high vaccination rates now among nursing home residents: About 87% are fully vaccinated, according to CDC data.
COVID-19 shots and boosters provide strong protection against severe illness, hospitalization and death, but the sick and elderly are uniquely vulnerable to the virus.
Nursing home officials say they are responding to the outbreak by limiting visitors to common areas instead of allowing them into residents’ rooms, and by reinstituting social distancing.
Some states, like New York, have put their own measures in place, like requiring proof of a negative test for visitors and providing all with surgical masks.
Nursing homes are also working to drive up vaccination numbers, especially for boosters. Sixty-three percent of nursing home residents nationally have received an extra dose.
Booster numbers are much worse for staff members. About 83% are fully vaccinated, but only 29% have gotten an extra dose.
Nursing homes have been holding vaccine clinics and town hall meetings to stress the importance of the shots.
They also got another tool to increase vaccinations Thursday when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Biden administration vaccine mandate for most health care workers in the U.S.
About 57,200 nursing home workers — by far the highest number on record during the pandemic — had the virus in the week ending Jan. 9, a more than tenfold increase from a month earlier, according to the CDC.
Sharon Wheeler was shocked to learn that her 88-year-old, dementia-stricken father recently contracted COVID-19 at a Naperville, Illinois, nursing home. She said she hopes the fact that he is fully vaccinated and boosted will help him pull through.
She said she suspects visitors and residents coming and going around the holidays brought COVID-19 inside. Wheeler hasn’t been allowed to see her father, but the staff told her he had mild symptoms.
“I worked so hard to make sure he never got (COVID-19), because I was so terrified,” she said. “He’s such an older man, and I don’t want to lose him this way.”
Vaccines are just one of the many tools that should be used to defend the elderly against omicron, said Eric Feigl-Ding, an epidemiologist and senior fellow at the Federation of American Scientists. He also recommended testing of visitors, mandatory boosters and the use of medical-grade masks like N95s and high-efficiency air filters.
“We need to build a Fort Knox around protecting nursing homes, but we’re not doing that right now, and that’s why cases are surging,” Feigl-Ding said Thursday. “We’re going to have exponential numbers of hospitalizations and deaths.”
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The virus dealt a devastating blow in late November to the New Hampshire nursing home Todd Fernald runs, called Webster at Rye, where 100% of residents and staff were vaccinated — but not boosted.
“COVID ripped through this building in 10 seconds,” Fernald said, recalling how, on the day that extra shots were scheduled to be administered, an outbreak occurred that would ultimately kill six residents, infect dozens of others and sicken 20 employees.
Since then, nearly all residents have been boosted, and employees are getting their third shots.
“I only lost one employee who didn’t want to be vaccinated and chose to resign their job,” Fernald said. “I’m having more and more people each and every week that I see are getting boosted and bringing me their booster cards.”
Making sure that facilities have supplies like tests is crucial too, said Lisa Sanders of LeadingAge, an association of nonprofit providers of aging services, including nursing homes.
“Older adults and the people they care for should be prioritized for support and supplies as they become available,” Sanders said.
Bangladesh reports 5,222 more Covid cases, 8 more deaths
Bangladesh logged eight more Covid-linked deaths with 5,222 more infections in 24 hours till Sunday morning.
With the fresh cases reported after testing 29,642 samples, the daily positivity rate increased to 17.82 per cent from Saturday’s 14.35 per cent during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The country last logged 5,249 cases and 114 deaths on August 24, last year with a positivity rate at 15.12 per cent in 24 hours.
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Bangladesh is currently seeing a surge of Covid-19 cases as health authorities logged 31,802 infections in the last 15 days since January 1.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,144 while the caseload mounted to 1,617,711 on Sunday.
Among the new deceased, five were men and three women.
Four deaths were reported in Dhaka division while three in Chattogram and another in Sylhet division.
The mortality rate remained static at 1.74 per cent.
The recovery rate further declined to 95.99 per cent with the recovery of 293 more patients during the period.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases reached 33 with detection of nine more cases till Wednesday, 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.
Global Covid cases near 320 million
The overall number of Covid cases is now fast approaching 320 million, with a spike in cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus across the world.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 319,871,018 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,520,282 on Friday morning.
The US has recorded 64,044,568 cases so far and 846,371 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 36,571,423 on Wednesday, as 253,496 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.
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This was the second consecutive day when more than 200,000 new cases were registered in a day in the country in over eight months.
Besides, 380 more deaths were recorded since Wednesday morning, taking the death toll to 485,043.
Meanwhile, the country's Omicron tally has reached 5,488, in which Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Delhi have reported 1,367, 792 and 549 cases, respectively. To date, 2,162 Omicron patients have been discharged after recovery, as per the data.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 12 more Covid-19 linked deaths and 3,359 more cases of infections in 24 hours till Thursday morning, as infections keep escalating in the country.
With the fresh cases reported after testing 27,486 samples, the daily positivity rate kept increasing to 12.03% from Wednesday’s 11.68% during the 24-hour period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The country last logged 3,436 cases on September 2 last year along with 88 deaths in 24 hours while the positivity rate was 10.40%.
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The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,123 while the caseload mounted to 1,604,644 on Thursday.
Among the new deceased, six were men and six women. Eight of them were reported from Dhaka division while one each died in Chattogram, Khulna, Barishal and Mymensingh divisions.
The mortality rate declined to 1.75% during the 24-hour period.
The recovery rate increased to 96.72% with the recovery of 302 more patients during the 24-hour period.