Covid-19 deaths, positivity rate drop further
The DGHS asked the hospitals to send SMS for vaccine to students aged above 18 on a priority basis
Continuing a steady decline in daily Covid-19 deaths, Bangladesh reported 86 more deaths from the deadly virus in the last 24 hours till 8am on Tuesday.
The positivity rate also came down to 11.95% during the same period, which is the lowest in around three months. It was 11.47% on 7 June.
Meanwhile, another 3,357 people tested positive for the virus, maintaining a downward trend in infections as well.
The country recorded 94 deaths from Covid-19 and 3,724 cases in the previous day.
The Vaccine Deployment Committee of Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) on Tuesday asked the hospitals to send SMS for vaccine to students aged above 18 and elderly persons on a priority basis.
Pregnant women and lactating mothers having registration will get vaccinated without receiving an SMS.
So far 26,195 deaths from Covid-19 have been reported in the country.
The number of infections crossed the grim 150,000-mark in Bangladesh, exactly 1,500,618.
Among the deaths reported on Tuesday, 22 died in Dhaka division, 19 in Chattogram, 15 in Khulna, 12 in Rajshahi, nine in Sylhet, five in Rangpur, and two each in Barishal and Mymensingh divisions.
55 lakh more Sinopharm vaccines arrive from China
Another consignment of over 55 lakh doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrived in Dhaka from China early Tuesday.
A Bangladesh Biman flight carrying the vaccines landed at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 2.10am.
Dr Shamsul Haque, member secretary, Vaccine Deployment Committee, DGHS, received the vaccines.
After the recent agreement, this consignment of 55,53,650 doses of vaccines is a record for Bangladesh in receiving vaccines from China.
Dr Shamsul Haque told The Business Standard that from the airport, the vaccines have been taken to Beximco Warehouse in Gazipur in a freezer van. Special arrangements have been made there to preserve the vaccines.
The vaccines will be distributed in district and upazila levels under the management of Beximco, he added.
So far, Bangladesh received 1,90,53650 doses of Sinopharm vaccine from China.
Moreover, over 10 lakh Pfizer vaccines are scheduled to arrive in the country from the Covax facility on Wednesday.