Global coronavirus cases pass 3m, deaths 211,537

The global death toll from coronavirus reached 211,537 on Tuesday morning.

So far, 3.064225 million cases have been confirmed around the world after disease was first reported in China in December last year, according to worldometer.

Of those infected, 1.930301 million are currently being treated and 56,300 of them are in serious or critical condition.

So far, 922,387 people have recovered.

Bangladesh has so far confirmed 5,913 coronavirus cases and 152 deaths.

Meanwhile, 373 physicians at private and public hospitals got infected in their frontline battle against the virus in Bangladesh as of Monday, said Bangladesh Doctors Foundation (BDF), a forum of physicians.

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