The number of people testing positive for coronavirus in Bangladesh has crossed the 100,000 mark on Thursday, nearly three and a half months after the country recorded its first case on March 8.
The country recorded a total number of 102,292 cases, ranking 17th in the list of countries worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and outpacing Canada among other countries, says data compiled by Worldometer.
It took 74 days for Bangladesh to reach from 100 to 100,000 Covid-19 cases. However, the growth rate of the contagion in Bangladesh, in terms of the spread, was quite slower than many other nations worst hit by Covid-19, shows the data.
It also shows a total of 17 countries has so far recorded over 100,000 cases, including three South Asian countries in total.
India is in the fourth position with a total 367,264 cases and Pakistan in the 13th position in the list with 160,118 cases.
In the United States, which tops the list of Covid-19 infections, it took 25 days for the infections to grow from 100 to 100,000, while it was 30 days for Spain, 35 days for Germany, 36 days for Italy, 42 days for the United Kingdom and 44 days for France.
Among South Asian nations, India took 65 days and Pakistan took 84 days to reach the milestone of 100000 cases from 100 cases.
