Bangladesh logs 7-fold rise in active Covid cases since Jan 1
The country once again reached the grim tally of almost 60,000 active cases on Wednesday
File Photo: Korail slum dwellers stand in line to get the Covid-19 vaccine at Polli Bondhu Shishu Kalyan Primary School in Dhaka on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune
Md Saidun Nabi
Publish : 19 Jan 2022, 01:16 PMUpdate : 19 Jan 2022, 07:53 PM
As the upward trend of daily Covid-19 cases driven by the Delta variant continues in the country, the number of active cases has seen an alarming 700% increase since the beginning of the year.
The number of confirmed cases minus the number of recovered cases and deaths are considered as active cases.
However, despite the massive jump, the latest figure is still much lower than those reported during the worst spell of Covid in the country last year.
Bangladesh’s active caseload peaked on July 20, at 159,224. For nearly three weeks since mid-July last year, the figure averaged around 150,000.
On January 1 this year, there were merely 8,529 active cases—but the figure skyrocketed to 59,850 on Wednesday. The latest count is the highest since August 26 last year, when 59,014 cases were registered.
Also, it was the last time that the cases were the closest to the harrowing 60,000 mark.
The country once again reached the grim tally of almost 60,000 cases as it logged 9,500 new Covid-19 cases and 12 deaths in a 24-hour span till 8am on Wednesday.
Moreover, 473 people recovered from the disease over the period.
Mentionable, the latest daily caseload is the highest this year so far, with body count ranking the joint-first.
Also, Wednesday’s test positivity rate of 25.11%, too, is the highest since January 1, followed by 23.98% as recorded on Tuesday.
The overall death toll, caseload and recovery count now stand at 28,176; 1,642, 294 and 15,54,268 respectively, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
Omicron still less dominant in Bangladesh
Even though the world is grappling with the Omicron variant which has been raging through countries, Bangladesh seems to in a better position in this case.
Ever since being identified first in South Africa in late November last year, the highly transmissible variant has spread unabated around the world, pushing some governments to impose fresh measures while speeding up the rollout of vaccine booster shots.
But the health authorities in Bangladesh on Monday said that the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in the country is mainly due to a reemergence of the Delta variant.
Over 80% of the new cases detected were from the Delta variant while there were only 55 cases of Omicron by then.
Omicron, nevertheless, is less severe than the Delta variant.
"While omicron does appear to be less severe compared to delta, especially in those vaccinated, it does not mean it should be categorized as 'mild,' " said the World Health Organization's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on January 6.
Bangladesh logs 7-fold rise in active Covid cases since Jan 1
The country once again reached the grim tally of almost 60,000 active cases on Wednesday
As the upward trend of daily Covid-19 cases driven by the Delta variant continues in the country, the number of active cases has seen an alarming 700% increase since the beginning of the year.
The number of confirmed cases minus the number of recovered cases and deaths are considered as active cases.
However, despite the massive jump, the latest figure is still much lower than those reported during the worst spell of Covid in the country last year.
Bangladesh’s active caseload peaked on July 20, at 159,224. For nearly three weeks since mid-July last year, the figure averaged around 150,000.
On January 1 this year, there were merely 8,529 active cases—but the figure skyrocketed to 59,850 on Wednesday. The latest count is the highest since August 26 last year, when 59,014 cases were registered.
Also, it was the last time that the cases were the closest to the harrowing 60,000 mark.
The country once again reached the grim tally of almost 60,000 cases as it logged 9,500 new Covid-19 cases and 12 deaths in a 24-hour span till 8am on Wednesday.
Moreover, 473 people recovered from the disease over the period.
Mentionable, the latest daily caseload is the highest this year so far, with body count ranking the joint-first.
Also, Wednesday’s test positivity rate of 25.11%, too, is the highest since January 1, followed by 23.98% as recorded on Tuesday.
The overall death toll, caseload and recovery count now stand at 28,176; 1,642, 294 and 15,54,268 respectively, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
Omicron still less dominant in Bangladesh
Even though the world is grappling with the Omicron variant which has been raging through countries, Bangladesh seems to in a better position in this case.
Ever since being identified first in South Africa in late November last year, the highly transmissible variant has spread unabated around the world, pushing some governments to impose fresh measures while speeding up the rollout of vaccine booster shots.
But the health authorities in Bangladesh on Monday said that the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in the country is mainly due to a reemergence of the Delta variant.
Over 80% of the new cases detected were from the Delta variant while there were only 55 cases of Omicron by then.
Omicron, nevertheless, is less severe than the Delta variant.
"While omicron does appear to be less severe compared to delta, especially in those vaccinated, it does not mean it should be categorized as 'mild,' " said the World Health Organization's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on January 6.
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