On the second day of the two week-long “strict lockdown”, streets in Dhaka were mostly empty this morning amid rainy weather.

Eleven people died at the Covid unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital in 24 hours till 8am today.

Two people died of Covid-19 and 10 with Covid-like symptoms in the Barishal division in 24 hours (till 8 am today).

Eight people died of Covid-19 and 18 with Covid-like symptoms at the Covid-19 units of three Bogura hospitals in 24 hours (till 8 am) today. This is the highest number of single-day Covid-19 related deaths in Bogura.

Eight patients died while undergoing treatment at the Covid units of three Khulna hospitals in 24 hours till 8am today.

One hundred and sixty-six people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Twelve more people have died of Covid-19 while three died of Covid-19 like symptoms in 24 hours till 8:00 am today.

One hundred and eighty-seven people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Fifteen people died of Covid-19 in Rangpur division in 24 hours (till 8am today).

Forty patients suffering from Covid-19 died in the districts of Khulna division in 24 hours till 8:00am today.

Twelve people died of Covid-19 and two died with symptoms in Kushtia in 24 hours (till 8:00am) today.

One hundred and seventy-three have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today).

Ten people died of Covid-19 and three died with symptoms in Kushtia in 24 hours (till 8:00am) today.

Eighteen people have died at the Covid unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital in 24 hours, till 8 am today.

Two hundred people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

India’s excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s worst human tragedy, according to the most comprehensive research yet on the ravages of the virus in the south Asian country.

Thirteen more patients died while undergoing treatment at Covid units of five Khulna hospitals in 24 hours, till 8 am today.

The number of infections and deaths in Khulna division this month has broken all previous records.  

Two hundred and thirty-one people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The Associated Press, among others, reported that the easing of the “strict lockdown” for eight days could exacerbate an ongoing surge in Bangladesh fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant, which was first detected in India.