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Dengue cases cross 29,000 mark
With the new 409 dengue patients admitted to different hospitals across the country, the total number of dengue cases this year crossed the 29,000 mark today.
21 October 2022, 11:49 AM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 5.87%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8 am today (October 21, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
21 October 2022, 10:47 AM
Shishu Hospital: Pneumonia centre launched
A new centre to treat childhood pneumonia was launched at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute in Dhaka yesterday.
20 October 2022, 18:00 PM
One dies of Covid
One person died of Covid-19 in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, said a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services.
20 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Dengue cases cross 28,000, 2nd highest since 2000
Dengue has still not loosened its grip on the country, as infections keep piling up. Cases this year reached 28,698 yesterday, the second highest since 2000, when the country witnessed the first-ever outbreak.
20 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Dengue cases cross 28,000; 4 deaths in 24hrs
At least four dengue patients died while 896 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this (October 20, 2022) morning.
20 October 2022, 12:32 PM
1 Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 5.82%
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (October 20, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
20 October 2022, 11:56 AM
Dengue cases may decrease in November: DGHS
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is expecting that dengue cases may decrease from early next month.
20 October 2022, 08:26 AM
Dengue cases: 27,000-mark crossed; 7 die in 24 hours
At least seven dengue patients died and 864 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday.
19 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Two die from Covid,300 test positive
Two people died of Covid in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday, said a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services.
19 October 2022, 18:00 PM
2 Covid-19 deaths in 24hrs, positivity rate 7.18%
At least two people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (October 18, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
19 October 2022, 15:04 PM
Dengue cases cross 27,000; 7 die in 24hrs
A total of seven dengue patients died while 864 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours at 8am today.
19 October 2022, 12:48 PM
900 dengue cases logged in a day
At least 10,846 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in only 17 days this month, up from 9,911 in the entire month of September.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
6 die of Covid-19, 287 test positive for the disease
Six people died of Covid in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday, said a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
500 model health centres: ‘Round-the-clock service for mothers, little ones’
Round-the-clock maternal and neonatal health services will be available at 500 “Model Union Health and Family Welfare Centres” from now on, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
3 more die of dengue, highest number of cases reported in a day
At least three dengue patients died while 900 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (October 18, 2022).
18 October 2022, 11:06 AM
"24/7 maternity services available at union health centres from now"
Round-the-clock maternal and neonatal health services will be available at 500 “Model Union Health and Family Welfare Centre” from now, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today (October 18, 2022).
18 October 2022, 10:42 AM
Rising dengue cases call for urgent action
With the number of dengue cases soaring every day across the country, hospitals especially those in the capital are struggling to deal with the patients, health officials say while experts suggest immediate steps to control Aedes mosquitoes.
18 October 2022, 02:00 AM
Another dies of Covid
One person died of Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, said a DGHS press release.
17 October 2022, 18:00 PM
1 Covid-19 death, 389 cases recorded in 24hrs
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (October 17, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
17 October 2022, 12:23 PM