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Published : 18 Jun 2025, 01:00 AM
Two more people have died from COVID-19 in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, while 18 new cases of infection have been reported, health authorities said.
The latest figures bring the total number of COVID deaths in the country this year to seven, with the total number of confirmed cases now at 331.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the two deceased, a man and a woman aged between 41 and 50, were from Dhaka and Chattogram.
One died while receiving treatment at a private hospital, while the other passed away at home.
A total of 312 samples were tested in the past 24 hours with an infection rate of 5.77 percent.
Breakdown of new cases by region shows that 10 infections were found in Chattogram from 200 tests, four in Rajshahi from 26 tests, two in Dhaka from 52 tests, and one in Khulna from 15 tests.
Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, Bangladesh has conducted over 15.7 million tests, identifying more than 2.05 million cases. The country has recorded 29,506 deaths from the virus to date.
The highest annual death toll was reported in 2021 when 20,513 people died. That followed 7,559 deaths in 2020. In 2022, the toll fell to 1,368, then to 37 in 2023, and 22 in 2024.
The DGHS has issued fresh advisories following a rise in cases of a new sub-variant of the virus in India and other neighbouring countries.
The agency has urged people to avoid non-essential travel to affected countries and instructed all land and airports to step up health screening and surveillance measures.
