Bangkok (People's Daily) - Bangladesh on Monday confirmed 3,204 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 165,618 since the virus was first detected in the country in March.

This photograph taken on June 18, 2020 shows labourers working at a garment factory as it has reopened after being close during a lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka. (Photo: AFP)

A total of 87,373 patients remain hospitalized, 76,149 have recovered and returned home, and 2,096 have died, according to Bangladesh 's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The Bangladesh government issued a notice on June 15 to re-blockade severely hit areas of the country.

Bangladesh first reported confirmed cases of COVID-19 on March 8, and the number of new cases in a single day has continued to rise since then.