Bangladesh reported hospitalisation of 72 new dengue patients in 24 hours until Friday morning. Although dengue cases were supposed to drop ahead of winter, the country until Thursday saw over 100 dengue cases per day. READ: Dengue: 129 more hospitalized in 24 hrs The number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 98 in the current year as no fresh death was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the deceased, 90 people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram, Mymensingh and Khulna divisions and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions. Among the new patients, 72 are undergoing treatment in hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining two cases have been reported from outside the division. Some 517 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Friday. Of them, 423 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 94 were listed outside Dhaka. Since January, some 26,201 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 25, 586 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS. READ: Dengue cases keep rising: 123 more hospitalized In September, the country recorded the highest number of 7,841 dengue cases of the current year with 23 deaths. In October, the number of dengue cases came down to 5,604 with 22 deaths recorded.

With millions of people still waiting to receive their first doses of coronavirus vaccines, the deadly virus claimed 89 more lives in Bangladesh in 24 hours till Sunday morning and infected another 3,948 people. The country's single-day death toll fell below 100 for the first time in more than two months with 80 deaths on Saturday. Since the start of the Covid pandemic in March last year, Bangladesh recorded 14,93,537 infections and 26,015 deaths, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The fresh cases were reported after testing 27,921 samples raising the daily case positivity rate to 14.14% from Saturday’s 13.67%. READ: How Long Will Your COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccination Protection Last? Meanwhile, the recovery rate rose to 94.79 per cent, while the case fatality rate remained unchanged at 1.74% during the period. Dhaka division reported 27 of the deaths, Chattogram 21, Sylhet 10, Khulna nine, Barishal eight, Rajshahi seven, Rangpur five and Mymensingh two. Of them, 41 were men while 48 women. READ: What is Covid-19 vaccine passport?

After seeing below 200 deaths for four consecutive days, Bangladesh again reported 228 deaths in 24 hours as of Sunday morning. Besides, 11,291 more people came out Covid positive in 37,587 sample tests during the period, said a handout issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The new numbers took the country’s death tally to 19,274 today while the caseload to 1,164,635. With Covid's Delta variant spreading fast, the country's fatalities had been hovering at nearly 200 for the last two weeks. It reported the highest daily Covid-19 fatality number – 231 – on July 19 and 13,768 infections on the 12th of the month. Meanwhile, the daily test positivity rate decreased to 30. 04% from Saturday's 32.55 %, while the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a 5% or below rate. However, the case fatality rate remained static at 1.65% during the period, said the DGHS. The recovery rate rose to 85.77% with 10,524 patients recovering during the 24- hour period. READ: Global Covid fatalities up one-third over past week Dhaka, the worst hit division, recorded  the highest 69 deaths followed by  50 in Khulna, 40 in Chattogram, 21 in Rajshahi, 16 in Rangpur, 15 in Mymensingh, 11 in Sylhet and six in Barishal divisions. Of them, 125 were men and 103 were women. As per their age breakdown, one was under 10, two were between 11-20, eight between 21-30, 22 between 31-40, 34 between 41-50, 50 between 51-60 and 111 were above 60,  the release added. July, the most fatal Reporting 4,771 deaths so far, July has become the most fatal month since the country saw its fast Covid cases in March, 2020. Earlier, the country saw 2,404 Covid deaths in April, 1,169 in May and 1,884 in June marking the most fatal months of this year. Also, July was the most fatal month of 2020, reporting 1,264 deaths followed by 1,197 deaths in June that year. READ: Bangladesh to go for Covid vaccine coproduction soon: FM  Holiday backlash  Although the number of Covid tests marked a sharp fall during the Eid holidays, the rate of infection of the virus did not fall in the country, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Sunday. “The number of tests was low as a little number of samples was collected during the last seven days due to the eid holidays. As a result, the total number of patients has declined. But in terms of percentage, the infection rate did not fall below 30 percent. Instead, the infection rate was 32.55 percent on July 24 (Saturday),” said DGHS spokesman Prof Nazmul Islam. Speaking at a virtual press briefing on the country's Covid situation, he said the number of sample collection and Covid tests will increase significantly within a few days. Nazmul said Dhaka is the worst-hit district in terms of Covid infection with more than four lakh identified virus cases. READ: Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Death toll nears 200 again as 195 more die He said the other badly affected districts are Chittagong Cumilla Sylhet, Bogra, Narayanganj, Khulna and Faridpur. Nazmul said Rajshahi is the least affected district with only 16,416 patients. In terms of divisional death rate, the DGHS official said Dhaka is now on top followed by Khulna.

Still in the midst of Covid-19 crisis, Bangladesh lost 210 more lives to the deadly virus, while another 12,383 people contracted it in24 hours till Wednesday morning.The new numbers took the country’s death tally to 17,052 and the caseload to 10,59,538, according to a handout issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). READ: Govt. to purchase 15 million Sinopharm Covid vaccine at lower rate The fresh cases were detected after testing 42,490 samples during the period, bringing down the case positivity rate slightly to 29.14% from Tuesday’s 29.21%.However, the case fatality rate remained unchanged at 1.61% during the 24-hour period.The country saw a record number of 13,768 Covid cases on Monday and the highest-ever 230 deaths on Sunday. READ: US COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks So far, 897,412 people have recovered from the disease, taking the country’s recovery rate to 84.70%, which is on the decline compared to other indicators. READ: Covid-19: Visa on arrival service in Bangladesh suspended

Bangladesh logged 38 more coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning, taking the country's fatalities to 12,348. The daily infection rate rose to 8.41% from Friday's 7.22%, said the Directorate General of Health Services. Meanwhile, 1,028 new cases were reported after testing 12,230 samples. Bangladesh reported 26 deaths on Friday after logging around 30 deaths for consecutive four days. The fatality rate rose to 1.57% after remaining static at 1.56% for six days. The recovery rate stood at 92.65% as 759 people recovered in the last 24 hours. The overall recovery number is 729,798 till date. Bangladesh has so far reported 787,726 coronavirus cases The country has carried out 5,805,407 sample tests since reporting its first cases on March 8 last year and the first death on March 18, 2020. Read: India suffers double blow as black fungus declared epidemic amid COVID-19 surge Vaccination drive  Bangladesh launched its vaccination drive on February 7 with Oxford-AstraZeneca doses purchased from India's Serum Institute.  The administration of the first dose has remained suspended since April 26. Also, the country, the prime recipient of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines, has suspended the registration for Covid-19 jabs due to vaccine shortage amid a delay in the timely arrival of shipments from India. In the past 24 hours, no one received the first dose of the vaccine while 41,467 have received the second dose, said the health directorate. Vaccine supply update The government signed an agreement with Serum for 30 million doses. But a record number of cases in India has made the delivery of the doses uncertain. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen Friday reached out to global media to let the world know that Bangladesh is desperately looking for vaccines and ready to accept any shipment from any country. "A large number of people in Bangladesh, who took the first dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca, could not get the second dose because we have run out of supplies," the minister said. Paying heed to Bangladesh’s request, China on Friday said it will send the second batch of 600,000 doses of its COVID-19 vaccine as gift. The foreign minister on Thursday said the government was making its best efforts to get vaccines from multiple countries – the US, China, Canada, Russia and the UK – apart from its continuous request to India to meet Bangladesh's urgent needs. Bangladesh received 500,000 doses of China's Sinopharm vaccine as a gift on May 12. The administering of the shots will begin by May 25-26, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque. Also, the country would receive a minimum of 106,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine under the COVAX scheme, co-led by Gavi, Maleque said May 18. Besides, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Wednesday approved a proposal of the Health Services Division to import the Sinofarm Covid-19 vaccine.