Bangladesh ranked 18th position in the list of Covid-19 worst-hit countries while China stood 19th with 83,132 infections until Sunday, according to worldometer. Earlier, Bangladesh registered the highest number of Covid-19 deaths (46) in a single day on June 12. Of those, 14,505 samples were tested in 60 authorized labs across the country and 3,141 of them or 21.65% tested Covid-19 positive, she said. It reached an all-time high on June 2, with 22.91% of the total number of samples tested in a day coming back positive. On June 12, the country logged 3,471 coronavirus cases, highest in a 24-hour span, since the first cases reported back in March.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 14, 2020 08:42 UTC