BD logs 95 Covid cases

One dies of dengue

FE Team | Published: June 23, 2023 00:25:21

Bangladesh reported 95 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours until Thursday morning, reports UNB.
With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,041,989, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,458 as no new fatalities were reported.
The daily case test positivity dropped to 5.92 per cent from Wednesday's 8.9 per cent as 1, 606 samples were tested.
The recovery rate stands at 98.33 per cent. However, the death rate remained unchanged at 1.44 per cent.
Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 in 2021 and highest number of fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.
BSS adds: one dengue patient died and 369 were admitted to different hospitals in the country until Thursday morning.
During the period, a total of 278 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city and 91 were admitted to the different hospitals outside it.
"A total of 39 deaths from dengue disease were reported this year while 269 dengue patients died last year," the daily statement of the DGHS said.
With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 6,293, the statement said, adding: "Some 4,897 patients were released from different hospitals this year among the total patients."