Covid-19 update
Barishal logs highest single-day Covid cases
Barisal on Tuesday morning logged as many as 879 fresh Covid cases in 24 hours, the division's highest single-day spike this year.
Of the 879 new Covid cases in the division, 492 are from Barisal district alone. So far, 10,104 people have been infected with Covid-19 in this district.
Read: 'Red zones' in Barishal remain abuzz
Besides, 15 more Covid-related deaths have been recorded in Barisal division in the past 24 hours, officials said.
Of them, 11 died at Sher-E-Bangla Medical College and Hospital (SBMCH), and two each in Barisal and Jhalokathi districts.
Divisional Health Director Dr Basudev Kumar Das said that a total of 356 patients have died of Covid-19 in the division so far.
Read: Covid nightmare in Barisal division: Record caseload of 710 reported
"Some 23,563 active Covid patients have been identified in the division to date, and 16,128 of them have recovered," he said.
According to SBMCH authorities, 53 more patients have been admitted to the hospital in the past 24 hours. Moreover, 311 Covid patients are currently undergoing treatment at the corona unit of the hospital.
Read: Barisal Division logs record 22 Covid deaths in a day
On Friday, local authorities imposed a ban on the admission of general patients to SBMCH to ease the pressure on the hospital doctors.
Meanwhile, the corona unit of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital is scrambling for beds amid a sudden surge in Covid cases in the division. Though the authorities recently increased the number of beds from 10 to 300, the purpose has not been solved.
Dr HM Saiful Islam, Director of SBMCH, said, “It is impossible to run a 300-bed unit amid a shortage of doctors, nurses and other staff. At the moment, it is not possible to increase the number of beds in the corona unit due to a lack of support. We will now admit only critical patients."
Moreover, the diarrhea ward of Barisal General Hospital has been turned into a corona unit to handle the deteriorating Covid situation in the district. "Admission of patients to the 22-bed corona ward started from Monday," said resident medical officer Dr Malay Krishna Baral.
Covid: 9 more die at Kushtia hospital
Nine more Covid-19 related deaths were recorded at Kushtia General Hospital in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
Of the deceased, eight were confirmed Covid patients while the remaining one showed symptoms of the virus, said Dr MA Momen, administrator of Kushtia General Hospital.
Read:Kushtia reports 17 more Covid-related deaths
Besides, the district logged as many as 291 fresh Covid cases in the past 24 hours, said Dr Momen. "Some 990 samples were tested during this period."
The positivity rate in the district also increased to 29.39% from the previous day's 26.97%.
Besides, 261 patients with Covid symptoms are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital, the official said.
So far, 10,873 people have been found infected in the district, while 350 people have died of Covid-19 to date.
Read: Covid-19: 14 more die in Kushtia
Dr Tapas Kumar Sarkar, the resident medical officer of the hospital, said that although the number of patients admitted at the facility is marginally more than the number of hospital beds, the influx of new patients has dropped in the past few days.
19 more die of Covid at Rajshahi hospital
Nineteen more people have succumbed to Covid at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) in the past 24 hours, health officials said Tuesday.
Hospital director Brigadier General Shamim Yazdani said that six of the patients were from Rajshahi district, three each from Natore, Naogaon and Pabna, and one hailed from Sirajganj district.
Read: 12 more die of Covid at Rajshahi hospital
On July 1, the authorities recorded as many as 22 deaths in the district, the highest single-day toll so far. Last month, some 354 people succumbed to Covid-19 at the corona unit of RMCH.
"Meanwhile, 158 people have tested positive for corona at the hospital during the 24-hour period. Some 469 samples were tested in two laboratories of the district during the period," the director said.
Read: Rajshahi Medical sees 22 deaths in single day
The positivity rate currently stands at 33.69%, which was 29.63% a day before.
Besides, 63 people have been admitted to the hospital with Covid symptoms in the past 24 hours. Currently, 504 patients are undergoing treatment at the hospital which has 454 beds.
Covid-19: 14 more die in Kushtia
Fourteen more Covid-19 related deaths were recorded at Kushtia General Hospital in 24 hours till Monday morning.
Of the deceased,eight were confirmed Covid patients while the remaining six showed symptoms of the virus, said Dr MA Momen, administrator of Kushtia General Hospital.
Read:Covid claims 18 more lives in Kushtia
Kushtia recorded 22 deaths on Friday, the highest single-day fatality count this year.
Besides, the district logged as many as 277 fresh Covid cases in the past 24 hours after testing 1077 samples during this period, said Dr Momen.
Read: 22 deaths in 24 hours: Kushtia records its highest daily Covid toll
The positivity rate in the district currently stands at 26.97%.
Besides, 268 patients with Covid symptoms are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital, the official said.
So far, 10,582 people have been found infected in the district, while 341 people have died of Covid-19.
Read: Kushtia reports 17 more Covid-related deaths
Dr Tapas Kumar Sarkar, the resident medical officer of the hospital, said the hospital staff are struggling to handle the rising number of Covid patients in the district.
Khulna Division records 51 more single-day Covid deaths
Amid the worsening Covid-19 situation in Khulna region, health authorities recorded 51 more deaths in the division in 24 hours until Thursday morning.
During the period, 1,732 people were infected with the deadly virus.
Read: Covid claims 17 more lives in Khulna
Of the deceased, 21 people died in Khulna district, 10 in Kushtia, six in Jashore, four in Narail, three each in Chuadanga, Jhenaidah, Narail and Magura and one each in Bagerhat and Meherpur districts, said Dr Rasheda Sultana, director (Health).
In the Khulna division, the first case of Covid-19 was detected in Chuadanga on March 19, 2020.
Read: 22 more people die of Covid in Khulna
An analysis of the district-wise covid data of the divisional health department shows that Khulna recorded the highest number of 338 infection cases in the last 24 hours. So far, 17,898 people have been infected with covid-19 and 369 people died in the district. Besides, 12,172 recovered from the disease.
Overall, 67,531 people have been infected with the virus in 10 districts of the division and the death toll from the virus reached 1,416.
Read: At 1,865, Khulna records highest single-day Covid cases
Some 44,184 people have recovered to date in the Khulna division.
Covid nightmare in Bangladesh: Daily-death toll crosses 200
In a disastrous turn, Bangladesh recorded 201 deaths in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, its highest-ever single-day fatalities.
The first seven days of July have been the deadliest ones in the current pandemic, with the country registering 1,090 deaths during the period as it is struggling with a catastrophic second wave of the virus.
Besides, the country logged 11,162 new cases as the case positivity rate declined slightly to 31.32 % from Tuesday’s 31.46%.
The new numbers took Bangladesh’s death toll to 15, 593 while the caseload to 977,568. The fresh coronavirus cases were detected after testing 37,147 samples during the period, according to a handout of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The case fatalities remained unchanged at 1.60% after remaining static at 1.59% for a long time.
Read: Bangladesh hits new grim record with 164 single-day Covid deaths
Bangladesh’s Covid hotspot Khulna continues to be the hardest hit with the district registering the highest number of single-day deaths yet again, 66. Dhaka followed Khulna with 58 deaths during this time.
Besides, 21 people died in Chattogram division, 18 in Rajshahi, 14 in Rangpur, nine in Sylhet, eight in Mymensingh and seven in Barishal divisions.
So far, 850,502 people have recovered from the disease putting the recovery rate at 87%, which is declining unlike other indicators.
Among Wednesday’s 201 deceased, 119 were men and 82 were women.
Of them, 1 belonged to the age group of 11-20, four were within 21-30, nine between 31-40, 25 between 41-50, 47 between 51-60 and 115 were above 60 years old.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said Bangladesh is hopeful of receiving more vaccine doses this month from Japan, the European Union (EU) and the USA under COVAX facility apart from a steady flow of that from China.
Read: Covid getting deadlier in Bangladesh; record-high 153 die in 24 hours
“We’re in a good position now. I should say we’ve made a line up. I think there’ll be no vaccine crisis, and the vaccination programme will continue uninterruptedly,” he told a small group of reporters at his residence.
Dr Momen said Bangladesh is expected to get around 2.5 million doses of vaccine from Japan while 1 million from the EU under the COVAX facility. “These’re likely to be AstraZeneca vaccine doses.”
In another positive turn of events, people will now be able to register for Covid-19 vaccine through imo, according to a press release of the popular messaging app.
The move aims to amplify the mass vaccination efforts of the Bangladesh government, said the press release issued on Wednesday.
Khulna division logs 60 singe-day deaths, 1,900 cases
Covid-19 claimed 60 more lives in Khulna division in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, the highest single-day fatalities in the region, said divisional health authorities.
During the period, 1,900 people were infected with the deadly virus, shattering the previous record.
Read: 22 more people die of Covid in Khulna
Khulna recorded 51 deaths on Monday while 1865 people were found infected in one day on Tuesday.
Dr Rasheda Sultana, director (Health), said 21 people died of coronavirus in Khulna in 24 hours, 11 in Kushtia, six in Jashore, seven in Jhenaidah, five in Chuadanga, four in Narail, three in Bagerhat, two in Meherpur and one in Magura districts.
In the Khulna division, the first case of Covid-19 was detected on March 19, 2020 in Chuadanga.
Read: Khulna Division sees record 51 Covid deaths in a day
So far, 63,934 people have been infected with the virus in 10 districts of the division and the death toll has hit 1,325.
Some 42,844 people have so far recovered from the disease.
Covid claims 17 more lives in Khulna
Seventeen more people have died of Covid-19 at three different hospitals in Khulna district in the past 24 hours, health officials said on Tuesday morning.
Thirteen of them succumbed to Covid-19, while the remaining four died after showing symptoms of the virus, said nodal officer at Khulna Corona Dedicated Hospital, Dr Suhas Ranjan Haldar.
Read: 11 more die of Covid in Khulna
Of the deceased, eight people died at the dedicated Covid facility of Khulna Medical College and Hospital, five succumbed to the virus at the corona unit of Khulna General Hospital and four at the private Gazi Medical College Hospital, he said.
According to him, 180 people are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital. Of them, 109 people are getting treatment in the red zone of the hospital, 31 in the yellow zone and 20 in the ICU (intensive care unit).
Some 33 people have been admitted to the hospital during the 24-hour period, while 40 were discharged from the hospital, he said.
Gazi Mizanur Rahman, owner of Gazi Medical College Hospital, said four people died of Covid-19 during the period. Besides, some 134 people are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital, he added.
Moreover, five people died of Covid-19 at the corona unit of Khulna General Hospital while 70 people are undergoing treatment at the hospital, said Dr Kazi Abu Rashed, spokesman for the hospital.
Amid an alarming surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths over the past few weeks, Khulna division is now clamouring for oxygen.
Read: Covid claims lives of 15 more people in Khulna
While few hospitals in Khulna division have already run out of the life-saving gas, many other medical facilities are operating on the edge due to an acute shortage of oxygen.
During the past week, seven Covid-19 patients have died at Satkhira Medical College Hospital in Satkhira district due to the unavailability of oxygen. A probe was ordered into the deaths on June 30.
19 more die of Covid at Rajshahi hospital
Nineteen more Covid-19 related deaths were reported at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in the past 24 hours, health officials said on till Tuesday morning.
Of the new fatalities, four were confirmed Covid patients while the remaining 15 exhibited symptoms of the virus.
Read: 14 more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital
Director General of the hospital Brigadier General Shamim Yazdani said that 10 of the patients were from Rajshahi district, two each from Natore and Naogaon, and one each from Chapainawabganj, Kushtia, Chuadanga, Joypurhat and Pabna districts.
He also said that after two days of the rise in infections, the rate has come down again in the district.
At two laboratories on Monday, samples of 658 people from Rajshahi district were tested and 191 were found infected with coronavirus. The positivity rate stands at 29.03%, which is 5.06% less than the previous day.
Meanwhile, 76 people have been admitted to the hospital in the past 24 hours. At the same time, 73 people left the hospital after recovering. Some 489 people are currently undergoing treatment against 454 beds at RMCH. Among them, 19 patients are undergoing treatment in the ICU.
Read: Rajshahi sees record 18 Covid deaths in single day
RMCH has been one of the most stretched hospitals in the country during the second wave of Covid-19, particularly since the latter part of May when the deadly Delta variant of the virus was identified in multiple samples in Rajshahi division.
Kushtia sees 20 more Covid-related deaths
Twenty more Covid-related deaths were recorded in Kushtia in 24 hours till Monday morning, the district's second highest single-day deaths this year.
Of the total deaths, 17 people died at the Corona unit of Kushtia General Hospital while the rest 3 died in Kumarkhali upazila, said Dr MA Momen, the administrator of Kushtia General Hospital.
Read: Kushtia records its highest Covid daily deaths of 21
Sixteen of them died of Covid-19 while the rest died after showing Covid-19 symptoms, he said.
Kushtia recorded 21 Covid-related deaths on Sunday, highest in the district so far.
Besides, the district logged 292 fresh Covid cases in the past 24 hours till Monday morning.
Read: Covid getting deadlier in Bangladesh; record-high 153 die in 24 hours
"A total of 885 samples were tested during the period," said Dr MA Momen.
The case positivity rate in the district currently stands at 30.30%.
So far, 8,766 people have been found infected in the district while 245 people died of Covid-19.
Some 5,823 people have recovered as of now.
Besides, 287 patients are currently undergoing treatment at Kushtia General Hospital with Covid related reasons.
Dr Taposh Kumar Sarkar, resident medical officer of the hospital, said: “The number of Covid-19 patients is increasing here day by day, forcing authorities to accommodate patients on the hospital floor. If the situation worsens further, it will be so tough to handle the situation with its limited manpower.”