Bangladesh recorded eight novel coronavirus (Covid-19) deaths and 585 fresh cases overnight. The recovery count rose to 4,97,797 after another 873 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said on Monday. “Eight more Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the death toll from the pandemic to 8,416,” the press release said. It said the tally of infections has surged to 54,68,01 as 585 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 13,570 samples were tested at 216 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 4.31 percent tested positive, while 13.48 percent cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, the press release added.
Among the total infections, 91.04 percent patients have recovered, while 1.54 percent died so far since the first Covid-19 positive cases were reported in the country on March 8.
Meanwhile, a total of 43,99,324 people have so far been registered to receive Covid-19 vaccines as the vaccination campaign was launched on January 27.
“As many as 43,99,324 people got registered till 2.30 pm today to take Covid-19 vaccines,” Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) sources said.
As of February 28, the number of vaccine receivers is 31,10,525. Among the vaccine receivers, 20,12,181 are male and 10,98,344 female as the countrywide vaccination campaign was launched on February 7. People aged 40 years and above now can get registered to receive COVID-19 vaccines, the health ministry sources said.
The vaccination drive was conducted at 50 hospitals in Dhaka city and 1005 hospitals outside the capital, the DGHS said, adding the immunization programme will begin at 8am and it will continue till 2.30 pm every day. But some hospitals will continue the vaccination programme throughout the day, the health official said.
People have been asked to register through visiting www.surokkha.gov.bd website to receive Covid-19 vaccines.
Emergency hotline numbers for receiving information on vaccination are 16263, 333 and 10655.
