13 new COVID-19 cases reported in 24-hour

Bangladesh has reported 13 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, according to the country’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). 

However, no new fatalities were recorded during this period.

A total of 101 samples were tested, resulting in a daily positivity rate of 12.87%, the DGHS said in its latest COVID-19 bulletin issued Tuesday. All newly infected individuals are residents of Dhaka city.

The country’s cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has now reached 2,051,760 since the pandemic began in March 2020.

In comparison, the previous day (June 9) saw 5 positive cases from 41 tests.

Two more patients recovered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,019,378.

Bangladesh’s overall COVID-19 positivity rate stands at 13.05%.

The first COVID-19 cases in the country were detected on March 8, 2020. The first virus-related death followed on March 18 of that year. The deadliest days of the pandemic in Bangladesh were August 5 and 10, 2021, when 264 deaths were reported on each day.