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Dengue claims 6 more lives

Six more deaths from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning raised this year’s fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 134. During this period, 869 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). All deaths were reported from Dhaka division. With this, the Dengue death toll in Dhaka division ...

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Dengue claims 5 more lives, 440 hospitalised in 24 hours

Five more deaths from dengue in 24 hours till Friday morning raised this year’s fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 128. During the period, 440 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases keep rising, according to a report on dengue signed by Dr Md Zahidul Islam, in-charge of Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room ...

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Study confirms AstraZeneca jab’s higher risk of very rare clot

AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine has been linked to a 30-percent higher risk of getting a very rare blood clotting condition compared to the Pfizer jab, a large international study said Thursday. Several countries have already altered their advice after previous research indicated that — in a tiny number of cases — thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) can be a possible side ...

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Bangladesh reports 196 more Covid cases, zero death

Bangladesh reported 196 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. The total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,416 as no death was reported during the period. With the new infections, the caseload rose to 2,034,729, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate dropped to 5.01 per cent from Tuesday’s 5.70 per ...

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Bangladesh reports another Covid death, 185 cases

Bangladesh reported another Covid-19-linked death and 185 fresh cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. The new figures rose the country’s total fatalities to 29,416 the caseload to 2,034,533, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate rose to 5.70 per cent from Monday’s 4.65 per cent as 3,246 samples were tested during ...

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Bangladesh reports two Covid deaths

Bangladesh reported two more Covid-linked deaths and 207 more cases in 24 hours till Monday morning. With the new numbers, the total fatalities rose to 29,415 while the caseload to 2,034,348, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate rose to 4.65 per cent from Sunday’s 4.44 per cent as 4,454 samples were ...

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COVID hospital to treat dengue patients as cases surge

Dengue patients will now be given treatment at the Dhaka North City Corporation’s (DNCC) COVID-19 Dedicated Hospital. This decision was taken at a meeting of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) around 10:30pm on Saturday. Confirming the matter on Sunday, the DGHS said the government took the decision to treat dengue patients at the COVID-19 dedicated hospital following rapid ...

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One Covid death, 124 cases reported in Bangladesh

Bangladesh on Saturday recorded one Covid-19 death and 124 coronavirus positive cases in 24 hours. Bangladesh reported 5.49 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 2,259 samples were tested during the last 24 hours, a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka district and the ...

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Bangladesh reports 216 Covid cases

Bangladesh reported 216 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Friday morning. The total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,411 as no death was reported during the period. With the new infections, the caseload rose to 2,033,878, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate rose to 5.87 per cent from Thursday’s 5.82 per ...

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Dengue may decrease early November: DGHS

Dengue cases may decrease in the country by the end of this month or early November, said DGHS director (disease control) Nazmul Islam on Thursday. He also hoped that the dengue cases will decline very soon if there is no favorable environment for the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes (if there is no rain). The DGHS director said this to media ...

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