DHAKA, Aug 24, 2025 (BSS) - The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has confirmed one death and no new Covid-19 infections in the country over a 24-hour period from 8 am Saturday to 8 am Sunday.

"One more COVID-19 related death was recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths from the viral disease to 32 since January," according to a statement of DGHS.

A total of 24 samples were tested during this time, yielding a positivity rate of 0 percent, the statement added.

The cumulative death toll since the pandemic began in 2020 stands at 29,531.

The first case of Coronavirus 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.