Coronavirus: Global death toll climbs to 200,000

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More than 200,000 people worldwide have now died with the coronavirus, figures from Johns Hopkins University show.

There are more than 2.8 million confirmed cases of Covid-19, according to the tally.

It comes after the number of fatalities in the US passed 50,000, as Americans endure the world’s deadliest outbreak.

Bangladesh has confirmed 140 deaths and 4998 cases till now.

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