At least 37 people died of coronavirus infection in the country in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of deaths to 6,967 across the country so far.
Besides, some 1,861 new cases were detected over the same period, taking the total number of infected cases to 4,85,965 across the country.
A press release signed by Prof. Dr. Nasima Sultana of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) confirmed the development on Thursday (December 10).