Bangladesh's coronavirus tally has crossed 500,000, hitting another grim milestone in the pandemic.

The tally of infections climbed to 500,713 on the back of 1,153 new cases recorded in the 24 hours to 8 am Sunday, according to data released by the government.

Another 38 new fatalities were registered in the same period, taking the death toll to 7,280.

The number of fresh recoveries outpaced active cases in the last 24 hours as 1,926 patients recovered from the illness through treatment at home and in hospital care, bringing the total to 437,527.

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