7 pry teachers among 8 die from coronavirus

A total of 418 students, teachers, officials and employees have died from coronavirus so far across the country. Of them, seven teachers and one official died and 63 recovered.

Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) confirmed the matter in a corona update published on its website on Sunday.  

According to the DPE, 332 teachers, 48 officials, 29 employees and 19 students have been infected with the virus so far. Of them, seven teachers and one official succumbed to their infections. Besides, 46 teachers, 7 officials, 3 employees and 7 students recovered from the disease. 

Of the infected, 140 are from Dhaka division, 35 from Rajshahi division, 122 from Chittagong division, 29 from Khulna division, 21 from Barishal division, 39 from Sylhet, 21 from Rangpur and 11 from Mymensingh. 

Md Shamsuddin Masud, President of Government Primary School Assistant Teachers’ Association, said more than 500 teachers have been infected with coronavirus so far. The exact number of the infected is not known as many teachers are not testing for the virus.