Wednesday, May 6th, 2020

Bangladesh reports 3 more deaths, highest 790 fresh positive cases from COVID-19

Published 10:26 pm | May 06, 2020

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Online Desk : Bangladesh today reported three more deaths from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) overnight and recorded the highest number of 790 fresh positive cases in a single day.

“Three more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the death toll from the pandemic to 186,” DGHS Additional Director General (administration) Prof Nasima Sultana told a virtual media briefing at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in the city.

She said the tally of coronavirus infections has climbed to 11,719 in the country after 790 new COVID-19 cases were detected, marking the biggest spike in a 24-hour count.

The health official informed that a total of 6,241 samples were tested at 33 authorised laboratories across the country during the period.

Nasima said 1,403 COVID-19 patients have so far been cured since the first COVID-19 cases were detected in Bangladesh on March 8.

Bangladesh confirmed the first coronavirus death on March 18, ten days after the detection of the first COVID-19 cases.

Nasima said of the three deaths, two are in their 60s and one in his 40s, adding, among them, two are in Dhaka and one is outside the capital city.

Among the COVID-19-infected cases, nearly 75 percent patients are taking treatment from their homes, and many of them are being cured every day after receiving treatment through hotlines, she added.

As of today (May 6), of the total fatalities, 100 deaths were recorded in Dhaka city and 40 in Narayanganj district.

Of the total 183 deaths, 155 took place in Dhaka division and rests are in other seven divisions, the health official added.

Nasima said COVID-19 cases were found in 63 out of 64 districts, meaning that almost all regions of the country are now risky for the fatal disease. “No coronavirus positive case is yet to be reported in Rangamati district,” she said.

The health official dubbed Dhaka and Narayanganj COVID-19 as “hotspots” as the maximum number of cases were detected in the two cities.

As of May 5, Dhaka city has been considered as the worst-affected with 58.55 percent of COVID cases, while Dhaka division has remained at the top position with 83.21 percent infected cases out of total coronavirus patients, according to Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).

Of the total infections, 7,427 cases were reported in Dhaka division, 417 cases in Chattogram division, 321 cases in Mymensingh division, 172 cases in Khulna division, 117 cases in Barishal division, 198 cases in Rangpur division, 149 cases in Sylhet division and 125 cases in Rajshahi division, it added.

Among the 63 COVID-19-prone districts, Narayanganj is the most hardest-hit one with 1055 cases, according to the IEDCR data.

It is followed by Gazipur with 259 positive cases, Kishoreganj with 202 cases, Narsingdi with 166 cases, Mymensingh with 169 cases, Dhaka district with 131 cases, Munshiganj with 161 cases, Madaripur with 48 cases, Chattogram with 105 cases, Gopalganj with 44 cases, Shariatpur with 44 cases , Lakhkhipur with 45 cases, Cox’s Bazar with 37 cases, Barishal with 41 cases, Jashore with 74 cases, Habiganj with 69 cases, Cumilla with 112 cases, Jamalpur with 74 cases, Netrokona with 52 cases, Netrokana with 52 cases, Joypurhat with 34 cases and Brahmanbaria with 56 cases.

According to the age-group, 80 percent COVID-19 cases are in their 60s, 13 percent in their 50s, 18 percent in their 40s, 24 percent in their 30s, 26 percent in their 20s while 8 is above 10 years and 3 percent below 10 years, Nasima added.

According to the gender-based calculation of COVID-infected cases, 68 percent are male and 32 percent female, she said.

The health official said a total of 99,646 samples have so far been tested since the detection of the first COVID-19 cases in the country.

As coronavirus outbreak is on the rising trend in the country, the health official said, the government is expanding testing facilities across the country with joint initiatives of government, non-government organizations, universities, state-run research institutes and private hospitals to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Among them, Nasima said, some institutions are providing necessary support including donating PCR labs and other equipment to different hospitals for expediting testing activities in the country.

“We’re continuing sample collection of suspected COVID-19 people from door to door… by involving the private sector, we’ll lintensify the process (of collecting samples) from suitable locations to widen testing facilities for quick confirmation of the deadly disease,” the health official said.

As part of efforts to increase testing activities, BRAC, a leading non-government organization, has already set up four sample collection booths at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), three booths at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital and one at Sheikh Fazilatunnessa Mujib Memorial KPJ Specialised Hospital in Gazipur, she said.

Apart from BRAC, Nasima said, another non-government organization, JKG Health Care, has installed sample collection booths in Dhaka city and Narayanganj. “With the coordination of DGHS, they (JKG Health Care) are collecting samples of coronavirus from their respective booths,” she said.

In case of elderly people as well as children and people with different able, the government has preferred sample collection from their homes, the heath official continued.

In a bid to expedite COVID-19 testing activities , the government will set up required number of booths across the country, she added.

According to DGHS, a total of 2,01700 people were kept at both home and institutional quarantine and 1,60,561 people were released from quarantine, while the number of people who are now in quarantine is 41,193.

It said a total of 615 institutions have been prepared across the country for keeping over 30,955 people in quarantine, adding nearly 1,794 people have now been kept in isolation.

The health service organization said as part of taking preventative measures to stop imported cases of COVID-19, the authorities of all gateways, including airports, land ports and waterways, are continuing screening of all foreign returnees.

It said the government has collected 20, 11,884 PPE so far, of which over 15,90,404 were distributed and 4,21,480 are in stock.

There are 9738 isolation beds in the country and 3944 of them are in Dhaka city, it added.

The DGHS said in case of critical COVID-19 patients, special facilities including oxygen, ICU and dialysis units are needed in hospitals. At present, the country has 341 ICUs and 102 dialysis units, it added.

The DGHS sources said till today, nearly 41,32,945 people received healthcare services from hotline mobile numbers and health web portals as the government formed a group of medical professionals to provide emergency health services.

To receive information and treatment facilities on COVID-19,
the contact hotline and mobile numbers are 16263; 333; 10655 and 01944333222.

As of May 6, 2020, 10.16 GMT, 258,884 people have died so far from the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak and there are 3,744,765 currently confirmed cases in 212 countries and territories, according to Worldometer, a reference website that provides counters and real-time statistics for diverse topics.

China was the world’s first country which on January 11 reported the first death from the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, the capital of Central China’s Hubei province.
(BSS)

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