DHAKA, July 17, 2025 (BSS) - The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today confirmed five new Covid-19 infections in the country over a 24-hour period from 8 am Wednesday to 8 am Thursday. 

A total of 253 samples were tested during this time, yielding a positivity rate of 1.98 percent, according to a statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

However, no one has died from COVID-19 during this period. The cumulative death toll since the pandemic began in 2020 stands at 29,526.

The first case of corona virus was detected in the country on March 8, 2020. Ten days later, on March 18 of the same year, the first person died from the virus in the country.