Bangladesh has recorded 18 more fatalities and 1,474 new cases of the novel coronavirus in last 24 hours.
The death toll climbed to 6,067 while the tally of infections reached 420,238 in the 24 hours till 8:00am on Sunday, according to government data.
Another 1,577 patients recovered from the disease at home and in hospital care, bringing the total to 338,146.
Globally, more than 49.55 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,245,761 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.
