4 more die of Covid-19 in 24hrs
03 January 2022, 07:47 pm | Updated: 23 November 2024, 05:19 pm
Bangladesh reported 674 more Covid-19 infections with four more deaths linked to it in 24 hours till Monday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The country’s daily cases crossed 600 last on October 8, 2021 with the logging of 645 cases and seven deaths.
With the detection of fresh cases after testing 19,980 samples, the daily case positivity rose to 3.37 per cent from Sunday’s 2.91 per cent during the period, said DGHS.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,081 while the caseload mounted to 15,87,140.
Of the 17 deaths recorded from December 27 to January 2, some 29.4 per cent received Covid vaccines while 70.6 percent did not, the DGHS mentioned.
Comorbidities among the deceased patients increased 0.5 per cent this week compared to the previous one. Comorbidity means the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient.
