Bangladesh records 10 new COVID-19 cases in Dhaka 24 hours

Bangladesh has confirmed 10 new COVID-19 cases in Dhaka over the past day, bringing the total number of infections this year to 225.

In the last 24 hours to 7pm on Tuesday, 107 samples were tested, identifying a positivity rate of 9.35 percent, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

Of the 225 cases this year, 67 were detected in the first 10 days of June alone, indicating a resurgence of the virus in the country.

Since the onset of the pandemic in 2020, Bangladesh has tested over 15.72 million samples, returning more than 2.05 million cases of positivity.

Of these, 29,500 people have died from the infection.

In 2023, as many as 37 people died due to COVID-19 after 1,368 had died in 2022.

The virus caused 7,559 fatalities in 2020 before another 20,513 people died in 2021, registering the deadliest year of the pandemic in Bangladesh.

Earlier, the DGHS issued precautionary measures in response to a surge in cases of new sub-variants of COVID-19 in several neighbouring countries, including India.

On Monday, the authorities have advised against non-essential travel to India and other countries experiencing virus outbreaks. At the same time, increased health screening and monitoring have been instructed at all land and airports to help contain the risk.