Staff Reporter :
Bangladesh on Friday reported 15 deaths from coronavirus in last 24 hours which was its highest death in a single day.
Health Minister Zahid Maleque revealed it in an online press briefing in Dhaka.
With the new cases, the death toll reached 75, the minister said, adding that 266 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the highest number of infection with Covid-19 in a single day in the country.
With this, the total number of infected has reached 1,838.
A total number of 2,190 samples were tested in the last 24 hours across the country, the minister added.
He said that 58 persons had been recovered and released from hospitals so far.
Among the total infected patients, the highest percentage belongs to the age group of 21-50, Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora, director of Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) said during the briefing.
Around 46 percent of them are from Dhaka city, 20 percent are from Narayanganj and the rest are from different parts of the country, she mentioned.
Among the infected, 68 percent are taking treatment at their respective homes while 32 percent were admitted to different hospitals.
“Not all of the 32 percent of Covid-19 patients who are
receiving treatment at different hospitals required hospitalization,” she said, adding that many had to be hospitalized as they faced social pressure against staying home due to fear of spreading of the virus.
She also emphasized that if a patient is in a stable state, it is best for the person and the health system that treatment be taken at home while maintaining total and complete isolation.
Bangladesh on Friday reported 15 deaths from coronavirus in last 24 hours which was its highest death in a single day.
Health Minister Zahid Maleque revealed it in an online press briefing in Dhaka.
With the new cases, the death toll reached 75, the minister said, adding that 266 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the highest number of infection with Covid-19 in a single day in the country.
With this, the total number of infected has reached 1,838.
A total number of 2,190 samples were tested in the last 24 hours across the country, the minister added.
He said that 58 persons had been recovered and released from hospitals so far.
Among the total infected patients, the highest percentage belongs to the age group of 21-50, Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora, director of Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) said during the briefing.
Around 46 percent of them are from Dhaka city, 20 percent are from Narayanganj and the rest are from different parts of the country, she mentioned.
Among the infected, 68 percent are taking treatment at their respective homes while 32 percent were admitted to different hospitals.
“Not all of the 32 percent of Covid-19 patients who are
receiving treatment at different hospitals required hospitalization,” she said, adding that many had to be hospitalized as they faced social pressure against staying home due to fear of spreading of the virus.
She also emphasized that if a patient is in a stable state, it is best for the person and the health system that treatment be taken at home while maintaining total and complete isolation.
