Health officials reported 28 deaths from Covid-19 yesterday.

At least 4,838 new infections were recorded and 28 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Antimicrobial resistance kills millions of people every year. Noticeably, bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing cause of morbidity and mortality. The researchers have now estimated the number of AMR-related deaths globally.

Getting the COVID-19 vaccine is critical to your protection. When COVID-19 cases spread, everyone is at risk of contracting the infection.

At least 5,023 new infections were recorded and 20 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday (Feb 11) the acute phase of the pandemic could end this year, if around 70 percent of the world gets vaccinated.

At least 5,268 new infections were recorded and 27 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The transmission of novel coronavirus continued to decline for the sixth consecutive day as the health directorate reported a 16.95 percent positivity rate yesterday.

The World Health Organization estimates that the number of Covid-19 infections in Africa could be seven times higher than official data suggests, while deaths from the virus could be two to three times higher, its regional head said on Thursday.

At least 7,264 new infections were recorded and 41 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

At least 80 percent of those testing positive for Covid-19 -- between January 1 and January 31, 2022 -- were infected with Omicron and 20 percent with Delta variant, said a report published by the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) today.

The World Health Organization lamented that half a million Covid-19 deaths had been recorded since the Omicron variant was discovered, calling the toll “beyond tragic”.

At least 8,016 new infections were recorded and 33 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 400 million, with the Omicron variant's rapid spread across the globe.

A global initiative to get Covid-19 tests, treatments and vaccines to poorer nations has only received five percent of the donations sought to deliver on its aims this year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and other aid groups.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) late last year quietly shut down the only plant making usable batches of its COVID-19 vaccine, the New York Times reported, citing people familiar with the decision.

At least 43 Covid-19 patients died in 24 hours preceding 8:30am yesterday, the highest single-day death toll since the third wave of the virus hit the country early last month.

The United States today donated additional six million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh via Covax, bringing the total US vaccine contribution to over 45 million free doses, with millions more scheduled to arrive over the coming months.

Scientists are investigating why some people do not seem to get infected with Covid-19 despite staying in close proximity with those who got infected, CNBC reported.

At least 8,354 new infections were recorded and 43 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).