3809 new infected with COVID-19; 43 more die

Three thousand and eight hundred nine more people have been infected with the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, raising the confirmed cases in Bangladesh to 137,787. 

Besides, the death toll stood at 1,738 as 43 more people died from the dieses. 

Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said in the daily health bulletin through online on Sunday.

In the last 24 hours, 18,099 samples were examined and out of them 3,809 got positive results for the virus. Apart from, 1,409 more have made recovery from the disease, raising the total number to 55,727, she said. 

Bangladesh reported its first three cases of COVID-19 on March 8. 

The new coronavirus pandemic first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year.

The World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus crisis a pandemic on March 11.

The deadly virus spread to 213 countries and territories, killing some 501,644 people globally, according to Worldometer, a website which compiles number of new coronavirus cases and deaths from it.

As many as 10,101,998 people worldwide caught the virus. Among them, 5,475,153 people recovered from the virus, the website said.