Dhaka, June 13 -- Bangladesh recorded seven virus-related deaths in the past 24 hours till Friday morning, as two persons succumbed to Covid-19 after latest emergence of its sub-variants while five more died from dengue fever - marking the highest single-day toll from the mosquito-borne disease this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

In addition, 15 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed after testing 174 samples, yielding a positivity rate of 11.19 per cent, the DGHS said in separate bulletins issued on Friday. During the same period, 159 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals, with Barishal division accounting for 124 of the cases.

This brings the total number of dengue-related deaths to 575 ...