Bangladesh is now passing the most dangerous stage of Covid-19 second wave . Authorities said a record 201 people had died in the previous 24 hours, while almost 11162 tested positive -- the most single day-infections since the first case was detected in March last year.
The government has decided to extend the ongoing strict “lockdown” for another week in a bid to stem the spread of Covid-19.
Khulna tallied 66 fatalities in a single-day count, the most among the
eight divisions in the country. Dhaka was a close second with 58 deaths,
followed by Chattogram with 21, Rajshahi with 18 and Rangpur with 14.
Dhaka logged the highest daily cases among the eight divisions with 4,732. Khulna saw 1,900, Chattogram 1,586 and Rajshahi 997, while Rangpur saw 571.
Under the lockdown imposed at the start of the month, and now extended until July 14, Bangladesh's 168 million people can only leave home for emergencies and to buy essentials.
The army and police are patrolling the streets, there is no public transport and shops and offices are shut. Food markets can open for a few hours a day.
In the capital Dhaka, home to some 20 million people, authorities have arrested more than 2,000 people for breaching lockdown rules.
Garment factories, a key pillar of Bangladesh's export-oriented economy, are exempted from the shutdown.
The health department said some 50 percent of infections are occurring
outside the cities, with districts bordering India, where the Delta
variant first originated, worst hit.
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