COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh


The COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have spread to Bangladesh in March 2020. The first three known cases were reported on 8 March 2020 by the country's epidemiology institute, IEDCR. Since then, the pandemic has spread day by day over the whole nation and the number of affected people has been increasing.
In order to protect the population, the government declared "lockdown" throughout the nation from 23 March to 30 May and prepared some necessary steps to spread awareness to keep this syndrome away from them. Infections remained low until the end of March but saw a steep rise in April.
In the week ending on 11 April, new cases in Bangladesh grew by 1,155 percent, the highest in Asia, ahead of Indonesia, with 186 percent.
On 6 May, cases were confirmed in all districts. Rangamati was the last district to report confirmed cases of COVID-19. On 13 June, the number of cases in Bangladesh exceeded the number of cases in China, the country where the outbreak began. Bangladesh reached two grim milestones of 160,000 cases and 2,000 deaths on 5 July and overtook France in terms of the number of cases two days later. The number of recoveries in the country exceeded the number of active cases on 12 July.
, there have been a total of 210,525 confirmed cases in the country, with 114,870 recoveries and 2,709 deaths. Bangladesh is the third most affected country in South Asia, after India and Pakistan.
Medical experts feared that not enough tests were being conducted. Newspaper reports and social media continued to report about additional deaths of patients with COVID-19 symptoms. Some of the deceased were treated at COVID-19 isolation centres at hospitals in the districts and others were denied treatment, though no tests were conducted to confirm contagion. For a long time, testing was centralised to only Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research in the capital Dhaka, although patients with symptoms were reported all around the country. On 22 March, Bangladesh declared a 10-day shut down effective from 26 March to 4 April. This was later extended to 30 May.
A series of hotline numbers, email address and the Facebook page of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research are provided for people to contact if they suspect COVID-19 infection or need more information.

Background

On 31 December 2019, China reported to the WHO cases of pneumonia with unknown causes. On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.
Bangladesh faces significant challenges in combating COVID-19 as it is a densely populated country and also houses a million stateless Rohingya refugees in sprawling refugee camps that are conducive to the spread of epidemics. It also has significant migrant populations living in Italy, a COVID-affected country.

Timeline

On 22 January, the authorities at the Dhaka airport put the airports on alert by screening travellers from China.
On 1 February, a special flight from Bangladesh evacuated 312 Bangladeshi citizens stranded in Wuhan.
The evacuees were quarantined for 14 days at the Ashkona Hajj Camp in Dhaka and other locations. None of them tested positive for the coronavirus.
On 8 March, the first three coronavirus cases were confirmed. They included two men that recently returned from Italy and a female relative. On the same day, the government decided to scale down the grand ceremony planned for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birth centenary on 17 March.
On 15 March 142 passengers returned from Italy, who were also taken to the Ashkona Hajj camp. After they complained about the unsanitary conditions there, many of them were allowed to go home with advice to self-isolate. Health experts expressed serious reservations about the action.
On 18 March, Bangladesh reported its first coronavirus death. The patient was aged over 70 and had other morbidities. By the end of March Bangladesh had reported 51 confirmed cases and five deaths.
On 5 April, Bangladesh reported 18 new cases, representing a 26% increase on the previous day. From then till the present day, the day-on-day increases have exceeded 20%, represent a steep rise in cases. Bangladesh cross the figure of 100 confirmed cases on 6 April and 1,000 confirmed cases on 14 April.

Government response

Evacuations

On 31 January, a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines with special quarantine, three physicians, a nurse, and required medical equipment on board flew to Wuhan, China to evacuate stranded Bangladeshi citizens.
On 1 February 312 Bangladeshi citizens stranded in Wuhan, China were evacuated and brought back to Bangladesh. Most of the Bangladeshis were students and PhD researchers at different universities in the Hubei province in China where their provincial government launched multiple screening tests before allowing them to get on board the plane. Majority of the evacuees were quarantined for 14 days at the Hajj Camp in Ashkona in Dhaka and some at the Combined Military Hospital before being released two weeks later. None of these returnees from Wuhan China were tested positive for coronavirus.

Travel and entry restrictions

On 22 January, the authorities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka reported that they had put the airports on alert to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Bangladesh by screening travelers from China, where the virus had at that time infected nearly 300 people and killed six people. The airport claimed to turn on its thermal scanner to scan passengers to detect any infection in passengers traveling from China. A.H.M. Touhid-ul Ahsan, director of the main Shahjalal International Airport, said doctors at the airport would look for fevers, coughs, breathing difficulties and sore throats. The country's Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research were to be notified of any passengers with symptoms for further examination, he said.
On 2 February, the government of Bangladesh decided to suspend on-arrival visas for Chinese visitors The Chittagong port also announced that as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus from the ships that bring goods from around the world, the port health officer would examine all sailors of the ships coming from the East Asian countries.
On 14 March, on-arrival visas were suspended for all countries, and flights from all European countries other than the United Kingdom were stopped.

Social distancing measures

On 17 March, when Bangladesh had 8 confirmed cases, the government closed all schools, for the remainder of March. Dhaka University was also closed for the same period. This reportedly increased tourist traffic at the beaches in Chittagong and Cox's Bazar, counteracting the government measure.
On 23 March, when Bangladesh had 33 confirmed cases, the government declared a ten-day nationwide holiday for the period 26 March – 4 April, ordering all public and private offices to be closed, with the exception for emergency services. People have been asked to practice social distancing and stay at home. Public transport would be limited and advice was given to avoid them. The measure has been described as a "lockdown" by the media, albeit a "relaxed" one.
The government asked the Army to ensure social distancing. ABC News Australia reported that 290 teams of soldiers were deployed across the country, that streets were empty in the capital Dhaka and the roadside shops were closed. It also said that thousands of people left Dhaka for their home villages.
On 9 April, Bangladesh imposed a 'complete lockdown' on the Cox's Bazar District where the majority of the Rohingya refugee camps are located. "No entry, no exit – until the situation improves", said the government directive.

Testing and surveillance

Older Rohingya refugees in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh are being left behind in humanitarian response to COVID-19, which could have devastating consequences given the high risks older people everywhere face from this deadly pandemic, Amnesty International said.

Treatment

Bangladesh has 1,169 ICU beds, amounting to 0.72 beds per 100,000 citizens. Of these 432 beds are in government hospitals and 737 in private hospitals. There are only 550 ventilators in the country.
On 21 March, the IEDCR announced that 150 ICU beds would be made available for COVID treatment in Dhaka and more would be provided in other parts of Bangladesh. By 8 April, it was reported that 112 ICU beds were available, of which 79 were in Dhaka, 26 in Mymensingh, 5 in Khulna and 2 in Sylhet. The government was in the process of procuring 380 ventilators. There were also 7,693 isolated beds around the country.

Fighting disinformation

Some people have been arrested for allegedly spreading false information about the coronavirus pandemic. According to Human Rights Watch, "Since mid-March 2020, the authorities have apparently arrested at least a dozen people, including a doctor, opposition activists, and students, for their comments about coronavirus, most of them under the draconian Digital Security Act."

Economic impact

Even though garment factories were allowed to continue operating under the country's lockdown, an estimated one million garment workers, or one-quarter of the workforce, were laid off due to declining orders for export.
On 5 April, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced a stimulus package amounting to some US$8bn.

Timeline detail

Recovery

On 3 May, according to new guidelines, the total number of recoveries in Bangladesh crossed 1,000 marks by surging sharply. In the beginning of June, over 10,000 coronavirus patients recovered so far. Two weeks later, on 15 June, the first day of monsoon, Bangladesh reported over 15,000 recoveries, the highest jump in the total number of recoveries in the country, taking it to 34,027. The total number of recoveries crossed 40,000 marks on 18 June and 50,000 one week later. At the beginning of July, the number of patients who have recovered from the coronavirus disease crossed 60,000 marks. Three days later, the number of recoveries from the coronavirus disease crossed 70,000 marks. On 8 July, the number of recoveries crossed 80,000 marks before exceeding the number of active cases. The number of people who have recovered from the disease crossed 90,000 marks on 12 July and 100,000 two days later. As of 14 July, there are now over 100,000 patients who have recovered from the coronavirus disease. The number of recoveries in Bangladesh exceeded the number of recoveries in France on 7 July and the number of recoveries in China one day later. The country also reported more than 50,000 new recoveries from 16 June to 9 July.
The recovery rate in Bangladesh was very low until early May. The recovery rate in the country improved sharply to about 11% on 3 May and kept improving over time. The recovery rate improved sharply again to nearly 38% in the middle of June. As of 12 July, the recovery rate is over 50%, which means that more than half of all patients have recovered from the disease. The recovery rate in Bangladesh exceeded the recovery rate in France on 7 July. Five days later, the recovery rate exceeded 50%.

Flights

In March, Bangladesh suspended all flights, both domestic and international, to manage the spread of the coronavirus disease. The exception in the flight suspension was the UK. Later on, in April, China became the exception in the flight suspension.
In the beginning of June, domestic flights resumed on limited scale. On 16 June, the day after a sharp surge in the total number of recoveries was reported in the country that, in terms of the total number of coronavirus cases, overtook China two days earlier, in addition to the domestic flights that resumed, international flights also resumed on limited scale. Flights to and from Qatar became operational at that time. Flights to and from the UK also resumed on 21 June. On 24 June, the day after the COVID-19 curve in Bangladesh started flattening, flights to and from the UAE became operational. Flights to and from Saudi Arabia resumed on 3 July. Nearly two weeks later, flights to and from Turkey resumed.

Education

In March, Bangladesh closed all of its educational institutions in order to handle the spread of COVID-19. The closure of all of the educational institutions in the country was later extended to 6 August. Some education experts wanted all the educational institutions of Bangladesh closed until November. Others wanted all the educational institutions in the country to reopen by October. The education experts said that all of the educational institutions in Bangladesh will reopen only either if the maximum growth rate of infections is 2% or if the minimum doubling period of infections is 30 days. They also said that all of the educational institutions in the country will reopen only if the coronavirus curve flattens or decreases.
In late April, Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina announced that all the educational institutions in the country might remain closed until September if the situation did not improve. She also said that all the educational institutions will open only after the situation improves. Hasina told the government not to open all the educational institutions soon. According to some education experts, all the educational institutions will reopen only either if the maximum number of daily or new cases is 3,000 or if the minimum number of daily or new recoveries is 1,500. All the educational institutions will reopen only if the minimum recovery rate is 50%, according to other education experts.

Vaccine trials

On 21 June, China invited Bangladesh to get priority access to COVID-19 vaccine once it is developed. On 26 June, the Chinese government announced that they might perform second-phase clinical trials of the vaccine in Bangladesh.
The Chinese government also believed that the coronavirus vaccine, if developed, might be given to Bangladesh by August as the priority. In the middle of 2020, Bangladesh started developing the coronavirus vaccine. The clinical trial of the vaccine in the country began at that time.
In July 2020, Sinovac Biotech was given approval by the Bangladesh Medical Research Council to begin a third-phase trial of a potential COVID-19 vaccine at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh.

Transmission rate

In previous times, the COVID-19 transmission rate in Bangladesh was two, which meant that two people could be infected with the virus from one person. However, the transmission rate of COVID-19 in the country fell as time passed. As of 26 June, the transmission rate of the coronavirus disease in the country is 1.05, which is a very good sign.
Health Minister Zahid Malik said that the situation in Bangladesh improved as the growth rate of infections slowed down and the doubling period of infections got longer and that the minimum number of COVID-19 tests performed daily in the country was also improved to 15,000. He also said that, on 3 July, the maximum growth rate of infections in the country fell to 2.5% the day after the number of COVID-19 cases exceeded 150,000. As of 3 July, Bangladesh sees a growth rate of infections less than 2.5%. The health minister said that, until 10 July, the minimum doubling period of infections in the country was improved to 25 days. As of 10 July, the number of coronavirus cases in Bangladesh takes more than 25 days to double.

Curve flattening

Malik announced that Bangladesh started flattening the coronavirus curve on 23 June as thousands of tests were performed every day in the country to improve the situation and that the coronavirus curve flattened on the last eight days of June and the first six days of July. He also believed that excessive testing in Bangladesh caused the COVID-19 curve to flatten. Malik said that the curve flattened again after decreasing for six days. On 26 June, three days after the curve started flattening, a record of 18,498 samples was tested in the country, which was above the minimum number of tests performed every day.
Some health experts believed that Bangladesh succeeded in flattening the curve, slowing down the growth rate of infections and extending the doubling period of infections. They also said that excessive testing in the country improved the situation, slowed down the growth rate of infections and extended the doubling period of infections. The coronavirus curve in Bangladesh stopped increasing on 23 June and started decreasing two weeks later. On 13 July, the curve flattened again. As of 13 July, the COVID-19 curve in the country is flattening for another time. On 27 June, which was four days after the curve stopped increasing, there were more than 700,000 samples tested in the country.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing

The number of samples tested in Bangladesh exceeded 100,000 on 7 May. Less than two weeks later, the number of samples tested in the country exceeded 200,000. At the end of May, there were over 300,000 samples tested. On 8 June, more than 400,000 samples were tested in Bangladesh. The number of samples tested exceeded 500,000 six days later. On 21 June, there were more than 600,000 samples tested. The number of samples tested exceeded 700,000 on 27 June and 800,000 five days later. On 9 July, the number of samples tested in the country exceeded 900,000.
The minimum number of tests performed every week in Bangladesh was improved to 100,000 in previous times. In the whole month of June, there were over 10,000 tests performed every day in the country. A total of more than 450,000 samples were tested in Bangladesh in the whole month of June and nearly 100,000 of these tested in the whole month of June in the country were positive.
As of 17 July, there are now over one million samples tested in Bangladesh. Health experts believed that, for improving the situation, 15,000 samples tested daily, the minimum number of tests performed every day according to some health experts, is more than 100,000 samples tested weekly, the minimum number of tests performed every week according to other health experts.

March

8 March

On 16 March, Flora stated that an additional 3 COVID-19 patients had been detected in Bangladesh, including 2 children. Also, the Education Ministry of Bangladesh announced that it will close all educational institutions until 31 March and Dhaka University from 18 March 2020 to 28 March 2020.

17 March

On 17 March 2 more patients were diagnosed with coronavirus. One of them is an expatriate Bangladeshi and another one was in the institutional quarantine.

18 March

On 18 March, Bangladesh reported its first coronavirus death. The patient was aged over 70 and had various medical conditions like COPD, diabetes, hypertension, heart problems.
In the last 24 hours, 4 more COVID-19 patients were detected where as samples of 49 people were tested. The three males were returnees from Italy and Kuwait while the female was a family member of a COVID-19 patient identified earlier.
Till date, there were a total of 341 individuals tested among whom there were 48 known positive cases, 1 reported death, and 3 recoveries.
Despite risks of spreading COVID-19, at least 25,000 Muslims joined a prayer named 'Khatme Shifa' after dawn to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, at Central Eidgah in Lakshmipur's Raipur.

19 March

On 28 March, it was reported that a total of 47 individuals were tested in the last 24 hours, but none were newly tested positive. 4 new patients were declared as recovered from COVID-19.
Till date, there were a total of 1076 individuals tested among whom there were 48 known positive cases, 5 reported deaths, and 15 recoveries.
However, experts claim that a large number of people remain undetected due to inadequate testing.

29 March

On 29 March, it was reported that 109 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, but none were tested positive. According to IEDCR, there were no new deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. These numbers consisted of tests conducted in IEDCR, Institute of Public Health, and Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Disease.
Till date, there were a total of 1095 individuals tested among whom were 48 known positive cases, 5 reported deaths, and 15 recoveries.
Patients with COVID-19 symptoms continued to die in hospitals without access to testing facilities in Barishal, Khulna, Lalmonirhat, Manikganj, and Patuakhali. Some were treated at COVID-19 isolation centers at hospitals in the districts and others were denied treatment.

30 March

According to press briefing, 153 more tests were performed and one new COVID-19 positive case was identified in the past 24 hours. As of 30 March 2020, total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the country is 49.

31 March

On 31 March, it was reported that 140 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, and two were tested positive. According to IEDCR, there were no new deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. These numbers consisted of tests conducted in IEDCR, Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Disease, Dhaka Shishu Hospital, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, and Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Bangladesh. As of this date, there were a total of 1602 individuals tested among whom were 51 known positive cases, 5 reported deaths, and 25 recoveries.
The reality of low number of tests still remains as a concern among many in the country.

April

1 April

The Health Minister of Bangladesh said in a video call conference that one more COVID-19 patient had died and 3 more COVID-19 positive cases were identified in the last 24 hours, taking the number of deaths to six and infected to 54.

2 April

On 2 April, it was reported that 141 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, and two were tested positive, both of them are male and one of them is 30-40 while the other is between 70–80. According to DGHS, there were no new deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

3 April

On 3 April, it was reported that 513 new samples were tested and among them 5 were tested positive in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of infected to 61. During this period no new death was reported across the country.
100 families in Narayanganj was put in self-isolation after a deceased woman was found COVID-19 positive last night. The IEDCR informed the district's civil surgeon around 7:00 pm last night that the woman was infected with coronavirus.

4 April

On 4 April, it was reported that 434 samples were tested out of 553 new samples and among them 9 were tested positive in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of infected to 70. During this period, 2 new death was reported across the country which takes the number of deaths from COVID-19 to 8.

5 April

On 5 April, it was reported that 367 new samples were tested and among them 18 were tested positive in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of infected to 88. During this period, 1 new death was reported across the country which takes the number of deaths from COVID-19 to 9. Dhaka had 54 cases that time.

6 April

On 6 April, the country had the largest spike thus far in both the detected number of cases and the number of deaths, with 35 new detected cases and 3 new deaths the number of positive tests surged from 88 to 123 and deaths increased from 9 to 12. It was the most cases of that time. At 2 pm IEDCR reports 127 cases. Bashabo in Dhaka was in a high risk. It was on lockdown.
The health authorities tested 468 samples to confirm the 35 new cases. Among these 35 cases, 12 were from Narayanganj.

7 April

On 7 April, the country had the largest number of cases so far in both detected number of cases and the number of deaths, with 45 new detected cases and 5 new deaths makes the number of the positive case from 123 to 164 and deaths increased from 12 to 17.

8 April

3 more died of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, IEDCR said today. The death toll now stands at 20, Dr. Meerjady Sabrina Flora, director, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research said during a briefing. 55 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in last 24 hours. With this, the total number of infected has reached 219.
The total number of tests conducted in last 24 hours were 981 among them 633 sample are collected from the capital

9 April

On 9 April 112 new people found positive and the death toll increased to 21. According to IEDCR, this is the biggest number of COVID-19 positive found in a day so far.
The health authorities also stated that it tested 1,097 samples, mostly from Dhaka and some across the country. This was the maximum in any given day.

10 April

According to the MIS department of DGHS of Bangladesh, the death toll increased from 21 to 27 and the total detected case is 424. The health authorities also stated that it tested another record high of 1,184 samples in some 17 testing facilities across the country. Around 7,359 tests have been completed till now.

13 April

The death toll now stands at 39, the minister said during the briefing. One hundred and eighty-two people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of infected has reached 803. A total number of 1,570 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, the minister also said. Meanwhile, three patients have recovered since yesterday taking the total recovery number to 42 so far, the minister added.

14 April

Seven more people have died in the country in the last 24 hours from being infected with the coronavirus. The death toll is now 46. In addition, 209 people were newly infected. The total number of infected have risen to 1,022.

18 April

New identified: 309 as well as new Deaths: 9. More than 100,000 people defied Bangladesh's lockdown order on Saturday to attend the funeral of a senior leader of the Islamist party in the district of Brahmanbaria. The funeral for Maulana Zubayer Ahmad Ansari, an Islamic teacher, broke the country's ban of no more than five people attending prayers at one time. The police were unable to control the crowd.

19 April

312 victims had been identified as positive of COVID-19. and fatalities was 7 death and 9 recovered.

20 April

492 was identified as positive for COVID-19 which is considerably the highest infected person in Bangladesh till now. 10 more casualties also reported so far. Bangladesh Bank announced Tk 30 billion refinancing fund for low-income professionals, farmers and small-business owners affected by the coronavirus shutdown.

21 April

434 people tested positive for COVID-19. 9 more people have died of coronavirus infection, taking the number of deaths to 110 in the country.

Field Hospital

The Public Health Expert Dr. Bidduth Barua took the initiative to build a field hospital and in collaboration with Navana Group built a 50-bed field hospital in Chittagong called Chattogram Field Hospital. Its the first Field Hospital in Bangladesh after the Liberation War in Bangladesh.For today to till now this field hospital is providing services to Corona patients completely free of cost.

22 April

The number of confirmed coronavirus patients in Bangladesh surged to 3,772 as the country registered 390 fresh cases in the last 24 hours. Besides, 10 more people died from COVID-19. With the latest, the death toll from the lethal disease now stands at 120.

23 April

414 new persons tested positive for COVID-19. Bangladesh crossed 4,000 cases mark right after two days of its previous 3,000 cases mark on 21 April 2020.

25 April

4689 people have been infected in total in Bangladesh and 131 people died so far due to nCoV-19. 503 positive cases in a day and this is the highest number of affected found in a day in Bangladesh.

29 April

Novel Coronavirus cases passed the 7000th mark in Bangladesh and a record 641 people tested positive in a single day. The total number of death raised to 163 as 8 people died that day across the country.

May

1 May

Bangladesh passed the 8000th case mark within just 1 day and the total number of infected people in Bangladesh is 8238. 170 people died so far and 174 people have been cured of Novel Coronavirus. 70239 people have been tested for 2019-nCov in Bangladesh.

3 May

Bangladesh has recorded the highest single day cases from coronavirus infection as 665 more people tested positive in the last 24 hours. With the latest figure, the number of total confirmed cases jumped to 9,455.

4 May

On 4 May, Novel Coronavirus cases passed the 10000 marks in Bangladesh and a record 688 infected people found in a single day, and the total number of infected people in Bangladesh is 10143. The total number of death raised to 182 as five people died today across the country. COVID-19

6 May

The number of confirmed coronavirus patients in Bangladesh surged to 11,719 as the country registered 790 new cases in the last 24 hours. Besides, three more people died from COVID-19. With the latest, the death toll from the lethal disease now stands at 186.

7 May

The number of total cases has jumped to 12425 with 706 new cases in the last 24 hours. 13 more people have died due to coronavirus, and the total death toll is 199 now.

8 May

The total number of people affected due to COVID-19 raised to 13,134. New COVID-19 infection in the last 24hrs: 709. Tests in the last 24 Hours: 5.941. Recovery in the last 24 hours: 191. New Deaths in last 24 hrs: 07, Isolation in last 24 hours: 103

9 May

A total of 636 new cases have been registered in the last 24 hours. Total COVID-19 cases raised to 13,770. Tests in the last 24 Hours: 5,465. Recovery in the last 24 hours: 313. New Deaths in last 24 hrs: 08, Isolation in last 24 hours: 196

10 May

On 10 May, the number of active cases has raised by 887. Now the total number of active coronavirus cases is 14657. The death toll raised to 228.

11 May

Bangladesh crossed 15000 marks with a record of 1034 new affected cases in a single day. The total number of coronavirus affected cases in Bangladesh is 15691. The total number of death is now 239.

12 May

The number of total cases has crossed 16660, with 969 new cases in the last 24 hours. 11 more people have died in the last 24 hours due to coronavirus, and the total death toll is 250.
Former Bangladeshi cricketer and development coach Ashiqur Rahman tested positive for COVID-19.

13 May

A total of 1162 new cases have been registered on 13 May. Total COVID-19 cases raised to 17822. With 19 more death cases, the total death toll becomes 269.

14 May

On 14 May, the number of active cases has raised by 1041. Now the total number of active coronavirus cases is 18863. The death toll increased to 280.

15 May

Bangladesh crossed 20000 marks with a record of 1202 new affected cases in a single day. The total number of coronavirus affected cases in Bangladesh is 20065. The total number of death is now 298.

16 May

A total of 930 new cases have been registered on 16 May. Total COVID-19 cases raised to 20995. With 16 more death cases, the total death toll becomes 314.

17 May

A total of 1273 new cases have been registered on 17 May. Total COVID-19 cases raised to 22268. With 14 more death cases, the total death toll becomes 328.

18 May

A total of 1602 new cases have been registered on 18 May. Total COVID-19 cases raised to 23870. With 21 more death cases, the total death toll becomes 349.

19 May

The number of total cases has jumped to 25,121 with 1251 new cases in the last 24 hours. 21 more people have died due to coronavirus, and the total death toll is 370 now.

20 May

The number of confirmed coronavirus patients in Bangladesh surged to 26,738 as the country registered 1,617 new cases in the last 24 hours. Besides, 16 more people died from COVID-19. With the latest, the death toll from the lethal disease now stands at 386.

21 May

A total of 1,773 new cases have been registered in the last 24 hours. Total COVID-19 cases raised to 28,511. Tests in the last 24 Hours: 10,262. Recovery in the last 24 hours: 395. New Deaths in last 24 hrs: 22.

22 May

Bangladesh crossed 30000 marks with 1,694 new affected cases in a single day. The total number of coronavirus affected cases in Bangladesh is 30,205. The total number of death is now 432.

23 May

The number of confirmed coronavirus patients in Bangladesh surged to 32078 as the country registered 1873 new cases in the last 24 hours. Besides, 20 more people died from COVID-19. With the latest, the death toll from the lethal disease now stands at 452.

24 May

The number of confirmed coronavirus patients in Bangladesh increased to 33610 as the country registered 1532 fresh cases in the last 24 hours and 28 more people died from COVID-19. With the latest, the death toll from the lethal disease now stands at 480.

25 May

The number of total confirmed cases reached 35585. Bangladesh has reached a distant milestone of 501 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

26 May

A total of 1,166 new cases have been registered today. Total COVID-19 cases raised to 36,751. With 21 more death cases, the total death toll becomes 522.

27 May

On 27 May, the number of active cases has raised by 1,541. Now the total number of active coronavirus cases is 38,292. With 22 more death cases, the death toll increased to 544. 346 patients recovered in the last 24 hours. Total recovery as of today 7,925.

28 May

Bangladesh crossed 40000 marks with a record of 2,029 new affected cases in a single day. The total number of coronavirus affected cases in Bangladesh is 40,321. With 15 more death cases, the death toll increased to 559. 500 patients recovered in the last 24 hours. Total recovery as of today 8,425.

29 May

A total of 2,523 new cases have been registered today. Total COVID-19 cases raised to 42,844. With 23 more death cases, the total death toll becomes 582. 590 patients recovered in the last 24 hours. Total recovery as of today 9,015.

30 May

A total of 1,764 new cases have been registered today. Total COVID-19 cases raised to 44,608. With 28 more death cases, the total death toll becomes 610. 360 patients recovered in the last 24 hours. Total recovery as of today 9,375.

31 May

A total of 2,545 new cases have been registered today. Total COVID-19 cases raised to 47,153. With 40 more death cases, the total death toll becomes 650. 406 patients recovered in the last 24 hours. Total recovery as of today 9,781.

June

1 June

A total of 2,381 new cases have been registered today. Total COVID-19 cases raised to 49,534. With 22 more death cases, the total death toll becomes 672. 816 patients recovered in the last 24 hours. The total number of recoveries in the country crossed 10,000 marks. Total recovery as of today 10,597.

2 June

Bangladesh crossed 50,000 marks with a record of 2,911 new affected cases in a single day. The total number of coronavirus affected cases in Bangladesh is 52,445. With 37 more death cases, the death toll increased to 709. 523 patients recovered in the last 24 hours. Total recovery as of today 11,120.

3 June

A total of 2,695 new cases have been registered today. Total COVID-19 cases raised to 55,140. With 37 more death cases, the total death toll becomes 746. 470 patients recovered in the last 24 hours. Total recovery as of today 11,590.

4 June

A total of 2,423 new cases have been registered today. Total COVID-19 cases raised to 57,563. With 35 more death cases, the total death toll becomes 781. 571 patients recovered in the last 24 hours. Total recovery as of today 12,161.

18 June

Bangladesh crossed 100,000 marks with 3,803 new affected cases in a single day. The total number of coronavirus affected cases in Bangladesh is 102,292. With 38 more deaths, the death toll becomes 1,343. The total number of recoveries in the country crossed 40,000 marks. Total recovery as of today 40,164.

19 June

A total of 3,243 new cases have been registered today. The total number of coronavirus affected cases in Bangladesh is 105,535. With 45 more deaths, the death toll becomes 1,388. 2,781 patients recovered in the last 24 hours. Total recovery as of today 42,945.

20 June

A total of 3,240 new cases have been registered today. The total number of coronavirus affected cases in Bangladesh is 108,775. With 37 more deaths, the death toll becomes 1,425. 1,048 patients recovered in the last 24 hours. Total recovery as of today 43,993. Three Bangladeshi cricketers Mashrafe Mortaza, Nafees Iqbal and Nazmul Islam were all confirmed to have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.

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Disclaimer
IEDCR experts expected the coronavirus curve in Bangladesh to flatten by the end of June. But the COVID-19 curve in the country flattened from 23 June to 6 July. The experts said that Bangladesh was early enough to flatten the curve because of excessive testing in the country.
According to the experts of the IEDCR, the coronavirus pandemic in Bangladesh was expected to slow down by the end of June, but it began to slow down a week before the expected date. This showed that the country was early enough to slow down the COVID-19 pandemic.
As of the middle of 2020, the growth rate of infections in Bangladesh continues to fall as the pandemic slows down and the coronavirus curve flattens or decreases. Cases in the country also continue to take more days to double and the recovery rate continues to improve. Some experts believed that flattening the curve and slowing down the pandemic both mean each other. They now believe that the recovery rate over 50% is enough for Bangladesh.
The minimum recovery rate in Bangladesh was improved to 50% before the middle of July. The experts of the IEDCR expected the minimum recovery rate in the country to be 50% by the middle of July. Later on, they expressed their gratitude to Bangladesh for keeping the recovery rate greater than the least, which is 50%, and the number of recoveries greater than the number of active cases.

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Note: On 15 June, the total number of people who have recovered from the coronavirus disease rose by over 15,000, the highest jump.

Bangladeshis living abroad

As of 17 April 2020, news media outlets confirmed that there were 147 Bangladeshis who died from the coronavirus in the United States.