Bangladesh logged five more Covid-linked deaths and 244 fresh infections in 24 hours till Thursday morning. The daily-case positivity rate slightly declined to 1.25 per cent from Wednesday’s 1.35 per cent. Read: Pfizer asks US officials to OK promising COVID-19 pill The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,939 while the country’s caseload mounted to 15,73,458, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). All the five deceased were men. Dhaka division logged three Covid-related deaths while Chattogram and Rangpur division logged one death each during the period, said the DGHS. However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 per cent. Read: Covid jabs for city’s slum dwellers start on Tuesday: Health Minister The fresh cases were detected after testing 19,570 samples, the DGHS added. Besides, the recovery rate increased to 97.72 per cent with the recovery of 294 more patients during the 24-hour period. So far, 3,39,95,948 people have fully been vaccinated in the country while 5,29,83,555 received the first dose as of Wednesday, according to the DGHS.

Bangladesh recorded four more Covid-linked deaths and reported 223 fresh infections in 24 hours till Sunday morning. The daily-case positivity rate slightly increased to 1.14 per cent from Saturday’s 1.11 per cent. Read: Uber to provide 50,000 free rides for Covid vaccine seekers in Dhaka The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,922 while the country’s caseload mounted to 15,72,501, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the deceased, one was a man and three were women. Dhaka division logged three Covid-linked deaths today while Chattogram division reported one on Sunday, said the DGHS. However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 per cent. Read: Pfizer asks FDA to OK COVID-19 booster shots for all adults The fresh cases were detected after testing 19,517 samples, the DGHS added. Besides, the recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.71 per cent with the recovery of 212 more patients during the 24-hour period.

Bangladesh logged five more Covid-linked deaths and reported 221 fresh infections in 24 hours till Friday morning. The daily-case positivity rate slightly increased to 1.28 per cent from Thursday’s 1.21 per cent. Read:Uber to provide 50,000 free rides for Covid vaccine seekers in Dhaka The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,912 while the country’s caseload mounted to 1,572,127, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). All the deceased were men.  However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 per cent. The fresh cases were detected after testing 17,282 samples, said the DGHS. Besides, the recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.71 per cent with the recovery of 219 more patients during the period. Read: Two Bangladeshi companies get DGDA nod for marketing oral Covid drug On Thursday, the country saw just a single death from Covid-19 again which was the lowest in nearly 18 months along with 237 cases. So far, 3,25,34,617 people have fully been vaccinated in the country while 5,11,21,705 received the first dose as of Thursday, according to the DGHS.

Bangladesh logged three more Covid-linked deaths and another 229 cases of infections in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. The country reported two deaths caused by the deadly virus, the lowest this year, and another 214 cases on Monday. The daily-case positivity rate increased to 1.14 per cent from Monday’s 1.08 per cent. However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 per cent. Read:Indonesia first to greenlight Novavax COVID-19 vaccine The fresh cases were detected after testing 20,048 samples, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Besides, today’s all three deceased were women. With the fresh numbers, the Covid-19 fatalities reached 27,873 while the caseload climbed to 1,569,982, according to the DGHS. Also, the recovery rate increased to 97.70 per cent with the recovery of 211 more patients during the period. On the 43th epidemiological week of pandemic from October 25 to 31, 45 covid-related deaths were reported in the country. Thirty-nine of them did not receive any Covid vaccine while six were vaccinated. Of them, 23 had comorbidities which have declined to 12.5% from the last epidemiological week. Comorbidity means the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient. On March 18, 2020, Bangladesh logged its first Covid-19 related death. Vaccination drive in Bangladesh So far, 2,95,64,961 people have been fully vaccinated in the country while 4,24,63,259 received the first dose as of Monday, according to the DGHS. Read: Covid-linked deaths in Bangladesh dip to 2 Meanwhile, the campaign to vaccinate the school students of the 12-17 age group against Covid-19 began in Dhaka on Monday. The vaccination campaign will be conducted at eight centres in the capital although it was scheduled to begin at 12 centres in the city. Other centres did not get approval due to lack of adequate facilities.