Bangladesh today reported 3,539 Covid-19 cases while the coronavirus claimed overnight 20 lives. "The country reported 10.24 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 34,547 samples were tested in the past 24 hours," Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in its routine daily statement. In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of
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Covid-19: 31 more deaths, 15,501 cases reported
Health authorities in Bangladesh have registered 31 more deaths and 15,501 new infections from Covid-19 across the country in last 24 hours to Monday morning. The daily positivity rate rose again to 29.77 from Sunday’s 28.33 per cent after testing 45,358 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of
Covid-19: 17 more deaths, 15,527 cases reported
Health authorities in Bangladesh have reported 17 new deaths and 15,527 more cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours till 8am Wednesday. The daily positivity rate slightly declined to 31.64 per cent from Tuesday’s 32.40 per cent after testing 49,275 samples, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The
Covid-19: 18 more deaths, 16,033 cases reported
Bangladesh logged 18 more Covid-linked deaths with 16,033 fresh cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. The daily positivity rate rose to 32.40 per cent from Monday’s 32.37 per cent after testing 49,697 samples, according to the Directorate general of health Services (DGHS). The country logged its daily positivity rate of 32.55%
Omicron gradually becoming dominant variant: DGHS
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the Omicron variant is gradually taking the place of the Delta variant in Bangladesh. The Delta variant is still predominant in community-level infections but the Omicron variant is gradually taking its place, said DGHS spokesperson Prof Dr Nazmul Islam during the health
Omicron spreads like wind, but detection is drip-drip; Now at 64
Nine more cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus have been detected in Bangladesh, taking the total confirmed tally to 64 till Thursday, according to GISAID, the global database for genomic data on the coronavirus. The 9 latest cases were detected at the virology lab of the International Centre for
All educational institutions to remain shut till Feb 6
All the schools, colleges and universities of the country will remain closed from January 21 to February 6 in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, said a government announcement on Friday. The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard in the morning imposing restrictions on the overall
Covid: 10 more districts designated red zones
After designating Dhaka and Rangamati as 'red-zones', health authorities on Wednesday marked 10 more districts in the 'high-level risk' category in the wake of a rise in Covid infections there. Besides, 32 districts have been designated as 'yellow zones' (at mid-level risk) and 16 as 'green zones', officials said. The decision
Omicron cases rise to 55 in Bangladesh
Twenty two more cases of Omicron variant of the coronavirus have been detected in Bangladesh, taking the total tally to 55 till Sunday, according to GISAID, the global database for genomic data on the coronavirus. These Omicron cases were detected at the virology laboratory of International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research,
Covid-19: 8 more deaths, 5,222 cases reported
Health authorities in Bangladesh have registered 8 more deaths and 5,222 fresh infections from Covid-19 across the country in last 24 hours to Sunday morning. The latest figures took the country's death toll to 28,144 and the case tally to 1617,711 in the country so far, according to the daily statement