A large number of people in Bangladesh with symptoms are not getting their samples tested, says the Directorate General Health Services (DGHS). The test positivity rate started to climb sharply after January 5 and in the past one week the number of infections has gone up by 70%, said Amin, director (Non-communicable Disease Prevention) of the DGHS. According to figures by the DGHS, infections in Dhaka, Chittagong, Narayanganj, Comilla, and Gazipur districts are likely to increase sharply. The daily test positivity rate also climbed to 8.97% from Sunday’s 8.53%. A test positivity rate of over 5% is a cause for concern for any country, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 12, 2022 15:22 UTC