Covid-19 positivity rate in the country increased to 8.62 percent from yesterday's 5.14 percent, a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today
For second consecutive days, Bangladesh yesterday reported another death from Covid-19 while the infection rate slightly dropped from Saturday and Sunday.
One death from Covid-19 was reported in the 24 hours till 8:00am today, making it the second Covid death in two days, according to the Directorate General of Health Services
Another Covid-19 death was reported in the country yesterday while the infection rate has been on a steady rise for the past month.
The death was reported from Chattogram division. It was the third Covid death reported this year, after one death each on January 11 and January 14
With 13 new cases recorded yesterday, the Covid-19 infection rate has shot up to 5.83 percent from last month’s 0.66.
Bangladesh reported 22 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till yesterday morning.
The new subvariant of the coronavirus -- JN.1 -- has been detected for the first time in Bangladesh.
The government has decided to restart distribution and administration of Covid-19 vaccines amid recent rise in infection across the country
Bangladesh reported 39 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till yesterday morning.