Covid-19 deaths in Bangladesh crossed 1,000 on June 10 in nearly three months since the first fatality was recorded on March 18. Also Read - US FDA authorizes Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for emergency useSo far, 5,362 men (76.38%) and 1,658 women (23.62%) have died from Covid-19 across the country. Meanwhile, the country logged more than 489,000 coronavirus cases with 1,329 people testing positive in a span of 24 hours. The latest figures show an infection rate of 10.52%. As many as 49,718,879 people have recovered from Covid-19 which has spread to 218 countries and territories across the planet

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 12, 2020 09:24 UTC