Bangladesh registered 17 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,037,267, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,440 as no new fatalities were reported. The daily case test positivity rose to 0.84 per cent from Saturday's 0.39 per cent as 2030samples were tested during the period. The mortality and recovery rates remained unchanged at 1.45 percent and 97.61 per cent, respectively, it added. Also read: Covid-19: Bangladesh registers another death, 23 cases In December last year, the country reported seven Covid-linked deaths and 540 cases. Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 in 2021 and daily fatalities of 264 on August 5 the same year.  

Bangladesh reported 22 more Covid cases in the 24 hours to Thursday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,037,230, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,440 as no new fatalities were reported. The daily case test positivity dropped to 0.46 percent from Wednesday's 0.62 percent as 4,817 samples were tested during the period. The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent; the recovery rate rose to 97.60 percent. Read more: Bangladesh sees another Covid death, 438 cases in 24hrs In December last year, the country reported seven Covid-linked deaths and 540 cases. Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 in 2021 and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.

Thirty-eight more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning. The official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 281 as no death was recorded during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the new patients, 22 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 16 outside it, said DGHS. A total of 228 dengue patients, including 137 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. Also read: Dengue in Bangladesh: 14 new patients hospitalised in 24hrs The DGHS has recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries in the past year and the first day of the New Year.  

Bangladesh reported 21 more Covid cases in the 24 hours till Wednesday morning.With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,037,067, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,439 as no new fatalities were reported.The daily case test positivity increased to 0.79 percent from Tuesday’s 0.49 percent as 2,666 samples were tested during the period. Read more: Bangladesh sees another Covid death, 438 cases in 24hrsThe mortality and recovery rates remained unchanged at 1.45 percent and 97.57 percent respectively.In November, the country reported 10 Covid-linked deaths and 1,345 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.

Bangladesh reported 21 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,036,866, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,437 as no new fatalities were reported. Read more: Bangladesh’s Covid-19 death toll stands at 2,668 The daily case test positivity rose to 0.78 percent from Tuesday's 0.69 percent as 2,700 samples were tested during the period. The mortality and recovery rates remained unchanged at 1.45 percent and 97.53 percent, respectively. Read more: Bangladesh sees another Covid death, 438 cases in 24hrs In November, the country reported 10 Covid-linked deaths and 1,345 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.

With three more deaths from dengue recorded in 24 hours till Sunday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 257 this year. During this period, 410 more patients, including 208 in Dhaka city, were hospitalised, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With these, the death toll in Dhaka division rose to 157, in Chattogram to 61 and in Barishal to 12. A total of 1,463 dengue patients, including 841 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. Also read: Dengue: 426 cases, 4 deaths reported in 24 hrs The DGHS has recorded 58,619 dengue cases and 56,899 recoveries so far this year.  

Sixty-six more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Monday morning amid a rise in the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among them, 44 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka, it said. As many as 234 dengue patients, including 177 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. On Sunday, this year’s death toll from the viral infection rose to three with death of  two more patients deaths from Cox’s Bazar. Also read: Dengue numbers rising in Bangladesh: 2 more deaths, 53 cases reported On June 21, the DGHS reported the first death of the season from the mosquito-borne viral disease. The dengue cases are rising in the capital allegedly due to insufficient measures taken by the two Dhaka city corporations for preventing mosquito-borne diseases like dengue. This year, the DGHS has recorded 1,789 dengue cases and 1,552 recoveries so far. Although dengue – a leading cause of serious illness and death in some Asian and Latin American countries – was first reported in Bangladesh in 1964, the first epidemic occurred in 2000, claiming 93 lives that year. It has since become endemic in the country, with outbreaks recorded every year since. Although for a three-year period at one point, the number of deaths from the virus fell almost near zero, its most fatal year yet was in 2019, when 179 died experiencing the severe form of the disease. Also read: Dengue situation under control, says LGRD Minister When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020, it seemed to take a backseat, as only three deaths were reported from dengue that year. However, 105 dengue patients, including 95 in Dhaka division, died in 2021. Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates worldwide, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas. About 4 billion people, almost half of the world's population, live in areas with a risk of dengue, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each year, up to 400 million people get infected with dengue while approximately 100 million get sick from infection, and 40,000 die from severe dengue, it says. "There is no specific treatment for dengue or severe dengue. Early detection of disease progression associated with severe dengue, and access to proper medical care lowers fatality rates of severe dengue to below 1 per cent," according to the World Health Organization.

Bangladesh recorded 232 new Covid cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning taking the country's total caseload to 1,954,637. The country's total fatalities, however, remained unchanged at 29,131 as no death was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily test positivity rate rose to 3.88 per cent from Tuesday’s 3.56 per cent as 5,986 samples were tested during the period. The country on Tuesday saw 162 cases with zero death. The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent. The recovery rates remained static at 97.49 per cent as 88 patients recovered during this period. In May, the country reported only four Covid-linked deaths and 816 new cases, while 7,356 patients recovered from the disease, according to the DGHS. Also Read: Global Covid cases near 542 million Among the four deaths during the period, one was vaccinated with single dose of Covid vaccine while three were vaccinated with two doses. The country reported its first zero Covid death in a single day on November 20 last year, along with 178 cases, since the pandemic broke out here in March 2020. On January 28, Bangladesh logged its previous highest positivity rate of 33.37 per cent. The country 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.

The local administrations of Faridpur, Bagerhat,Magura, Keraniganj, Thakurgaon, and Kurigram districts have shut at least 116 unregistered clinics, hospitals, and diagnostic centers following the directions of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)on Sunday. Of them 42 were sealed in Sherpur, 26 in Faridpur, 25 in Bagerhat, 15 in Magura, five in Keraniganj, and three in Kurigram according to local authorities. On Thursday, DGHS directed the authorities concerned to close all unregistered clinics, private hospitals and diagnostic centres across the country within 72 hours. No clinic, private hospital and diagnostics center will be allowed to run their activities until they get a license, said the health authority. A team of the health service division led by Faridpur district Civil Surgeon Dr Md Siddiqur Rahman shutted down 26 diagnostic centers and clinics at sadar upazila, Modhukhali upazila, Boalmari upazila, Saltha upazila, Nagarkanda upazila, Bhanga upazila and Sadarpur upazila. Another 15 hospitals have been warned, said the authority. Also Read: DGHS drive: 37 unregistered hospitals sealed across the country Bagerhat District administration sealed 25 illegal hospitals and fined a total of 35 hospitals with Tk 5.22 lakh while conducting a drive in the nine upazilas of the district. Magura Civil Surgeon Dr Md Shahidullah told UNB they have closed 15 illegal clinics and diagnostic centers while conducting a drive at different places in the district and arrested a fake doctor. Md Moshiur Rahman, Keraniganj upazila health and family planning officer said on the second day of the drive five clinics and diagnostic centers have been shut and four of them have been fined with Tk 2.55 lakh. Also a fake doctor has been sentenced with six month’s imprisonment, he said. Kurigram Civil Surgeon Monjur Murshed said they have sealed three hospitals in the Kurigram municipal area during a drive against the unregistered clinics and diagnostic centers. 

Bangladesh registered 30 new Covid cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning taking the country's total caseload to 1,953,328, health authorities said. With no new Covid deaths reported during the period, the total fatalities from the pandemic have so far remained unchanged at 29,130. The daily test positivity rate slightly dropped to 0.65 per cent from Tuesday’s 0.79 per cent as 4,660 samples were tested, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). On Tuesday, the country saw 34 new cases with zero death. The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 97.35 per cent as 215 patients recovered during this period. In April, the country reported only five Covid-linked deaths and 1,114 new cases, while 14,100 patients recovered from the disease, according to the DGHS. Also Read: Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 34 new cases, no death Among the five deaths during the period, two were unvaccinated patients while three were vaccinated with two doses of the Covid vaccine. The country reported its first zero Covid death in a single day on November 20 last year, along with 178 cases, since the pandemic broke out here in March 2020. On January 28, Bangladesh logged its previous highest positivity rate of 33.37 per cent. The country 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.