Bangkok (People's Daily) - Bangladesh on Friday confirmed 2,548 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 218,658 since the virus was first detected in the country in March.

A barber wearing protective cloths gives a haircut to a client at a barber shop amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Dhaka on July 7, 2020. (Photo: AFP)

A total of 120,976 patients have recovered and returned home, and 2,836 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, and the army was deployed to severely hit areas to strengthen the implementation of epidemic prevention measures.

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