Covid-19: 243 new cases, lowest in 18 months
Bangladesh reported 243 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours till Thursday 8am, which was the lowest in the last 18 months.
Earlier, in April last year 209 cases were reported in a single day.
In the last 24 hours, 10 more people died from the virus.
The positivity rate dropped to 1.51% as health officials tested 16,088 samples across the country.
With the latest additions, the death toll reached 27,801 and the case tally climbed to 15,66,907 in the country.
Among the deaths reported today, four died in Chattogram division, three in Dhaka, and one each in Khulna, in Barishal, and Mymensingh divisions.
Also, 534 patients were declared free of Covid-19 during the last 24 hours, with a 97.65% recovery rate.
The country's maiden cases were reported on 8 March last year and the first death from the virus was reported on 18 March.
More 55 lakh Sinopharm jabs arrive
Another consignment of 55 lakh doses of the Sinopharm vaccine arrived in Dhaka from China early Thursday.
An aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the jabs, landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 1:40am.
Chief Health Coordinator Dr Abu Zaher received the consignment at the airport.
On Thursday, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said, "We have purchased 21 crore Covid-19 vaccines, which are coming to the country in phases. Last night, 55 lakh vaccines came from China. As per the schedule we got from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and China of vaccines arriving, more than three crore people will get vaccinated every month."