Bangladesh has reported one death from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities this year to 24.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the latest victim was a man aged between 61 and 70. He passed away while receiving treatment at a government hospital in the Dhaka Division.
Six new cases were detected over a 24-hour period ending on Saturday morning after 239 samples were tested across the country. The positivity rate based on the tests was 2.51 percent.
Of the fresh cases, three were identified from 197 samples in the Dhaka Division, one from seven samples in Mymensingh, one from 29 samples in Chattogram, and one from five samples in Rangpur.
Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, Bangladesh has conducted over 15.7 million tests, reporting more than 2.05 million cases and 29,523 deaths. "bdnews24.com
In 2020, the first year of the pandemic, 7,559 people died from COVID-19 in Bangladesh. The highest number of fatalities occurred in 2021, with 20,513 deaths. In 2022, there were 1,368 deaths, followed by 37 in 2023, and 22 so far in 2024.
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. "bdnews24.com
