Covid-19 Vaccination Day to be observed July 19

Bangladesh will observe Covid-19 Vaccination Day on July 19 to strengthen vaccination activities as well as inoculate booster doses over the country.

The campaign will start from 9 am on the day and people aged 18 and above will be inoculated with Pfizer doses.

Eligible people can receive booster doses from the nearest vaccination centre or any Covid-19 vaccination centre in Bangladesh subject to proper proof (vaccination certificate or card), according to a notification issued by Expanded Programme on Immunisation on Thursday.

A third dose or booster dose week has been successfully conducted in the past to accumulate the covid-19 vaccination. In continuation of this, they will observe the covid-19 vaccination day, the notification said.

It also said that the Covid-19 Vaccination Committee, in coordination with all offices concerned, will observe the day by encouraging people to receive their booster doses amid nationwide campaigns and make arrangements to administer booster doses to all eligible citizens.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh on Thursday registered 1,324 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, while the daily infection rate declined to 11.89 per cent.

The health authorities reported the latest figures after testing 11,131 samples at 880 laboratories across the country.

On Wednesday, the test positivity rate was 13.79 per cent.

With the fresh infections, the total caseload reached 19,93,382, according to the daily virus update by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The country also recorded six more Covid-related deaths in a 24-hour span, taking the tally to 29,223.

Among the 29,213 fatalities, 12,864 occurred in Dhaka Division, 5,874 inChattogram, 2,145 in Rajshahi, 3,721 in Khulna, 984 in Barishal, 1,329 in Sylhet, 1,418 in Rangpur and 888 in Mymensingh divisions.

Meanwhile, 1,747 patients recovered from the infection over the last 24 hours, pushing the overall recovery to 19,19,166.

Bangladesh reported its first cases on March 8, 2020, and the first coronavirus-related death on March 18 of the same year.