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Bangladesh on Friday recorded zero Covid-19 death and 88 coronavirus positive cases. “Bangladesh reported 3.25 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 2,706 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 capital is 67 ...

With the death of nine more dengue patients in 24 hours till Thursday morning, the official death toll from the disease this year rose to 161. This is the highest death toll from dengue in a day this year, reports UNB. Of the deceased, six were from Dhaka, raising the fatalities in the division to 100, two were from Rajshahi ...

With four more deaths from dengue confirmed in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning, the official death toll from the disease rose to 152 in 2022 – the second-highest on record after the 179 deaths recorded in 2019, reports UNB. Of all the patients who died in the last 24 hours, three were from Dhaka division, and another was from ...

Research in Africa found a one-time dose of an experimental drug protected adults against malaria for at least six months, the latest approach in the fight against the mosquito-borne disease. Malaria killed more than 620,000 people in 2020 and sickened 241 million, mainly children under 5 in Africa. The World Health Organization is rolling out the first authorized malaria vaccine ...

Bangladesh on Monday recorded zero Covid-19 death and 88 coronavirus positive cases. “Bangladesh reported 2.41 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 3,649 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 capital is 55 ...

Two more deaths from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning raised this year’s fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 136. During this period, 1,020 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The two deaths were reported from Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions. With this, the Dengue death toll ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...