The rates of hospitalisation and death caused by Covid-19 might see a rise in the next four or five days, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said on Wednesday. “There were around 250 Covid patients in hospitals on average a week ago and now it’s around 1,000. The hospitalisation will rise further, and also deaths. Bangladesh reported 2,916 more cases of infections and another four deaths in 24 hours till Wednesday morning with a continuous rise in Covid cases. The recovery rate increased to 97.90% with the recovery of 266 more patients during the 24-hour period.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 12, 2022 20:05 UTC