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Global Covid cases surpass 276 million
The overall number of global Covid cases has now crossed 276 million amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in several western countries.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 276,200,632 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,368,422 Wednesday morning.
The US has recorded 51,272,854 cases so far and more than 810,045 people have died from the virus in the country to date, the university data shows.
Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the US, accounting for 73% of new infections last week, federal health officials said Monday, reported AP.
Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus cases in the UK mounted to 11,607,864, while the total fatalities reached 147,896, according to figures released Tuesday.
Coronavirus infections are surging in Britain — up 60% in a week — as Omicron replaced Delta as the dominant variant, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said more new restrictions may have to be introduced to slow its spread.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 22,219,477 cases as of Wednesday, while its Covid death toll rose to 617,948.
Read: Global Covid cases nears 271 million
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,752,164 on Wednesday, while the total death toll mounted to 478,007.
Covid situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported one more Covid-linked death, with the health authorities logging 291 fresh cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
The detection of the new cases after testing 20,761 samples took the daily case positivity rate to 1.39 percent during the period, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the fresh numbers, the total fatalities rose to 28,051 while the caseload mounted to 15,81,634.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 percent during the period.
Besides, the recovery rate remained steady at 97.75 percent with the recovery of 264 more patients during the 24-hour period.
On December 9, Bangladesh again logged zero Covid-related death after nearly three weeks as the pandemic was apparently showing signs of easing.
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The country reported this year’s first zero Covid-related death in a single day on November 20 along with 178 infections since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.
Bangladesh reported the highest number of daily fatalities of 264 on August 5 this year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 this year.
Global Covid cases top 275 million
The overall number of global Covid cases has now crossed 275 million amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in several western countries.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 275,438,382 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,360,382 Tuesday morning.
The US has recorded 51,097,528 cases so far and more than 807,945 people have died from the virus in the country to date, the university data shows.
Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the US, accounting for 73% of new infections last week, federal health officials said Monday, reported AP.
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Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus cases in the UK mounted to 11,518,116, while the total fatalities reached 147,722 according to figures released Tuesday.
Coronavirus infections are surging in Britain — up 60% in a week — as Omicron replaced Delta as the dominant variant, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said more new restrictions may have to be introduced to slow its spread.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 22,215,856 cases as of Tuesday, while its Covid death toll rose to 617,905.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,747,913 on Monday while the total death toll mounted to 477,554.
Moreover, 19 new cases from five states took the Omicron tally in India to 174 as of Tuesday.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported two more Covid-linked deaths, with the health authorities logging 260 fresh cases in 24 hours till Monday morning.
The detection of the new cases after testing 19,955 samples took the daily case positivity rate to 1.30 percent during the period, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the fresh numbers, the total fatalities rose to 28,050 while the caseload mounted to 15,81,343.
Of the 20 deaths recorded from December 13 to December, 19, 20 percent received Covid shots while 80 percent did not, the directorate said.
Both the latest deceased were men, aged between 61 and 70, one from Dhaka division and another from Rangpur.
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Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 percent during the period.
Besides, the recovery rate remained steady at 97.75 percent with the recovery of 236 more patients during the 24-hour period.
On December 9, Bangladesh again logged zero Covid-related death after nearly three weeks as the pandemic was apparently showing signs of easing.
The country reported this year’s first zero Covid-related death in a single day on November 20 along with 178 infections since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.
Bangladesh reported the highest number of daily fatalities of 264 on August 5 this year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 this year.
Global Covid cases top 273 million
Amid a global scare over the new strain of Covid-19, the overall number of coronavirus cases has surged past 273 million.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 273,668,314 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,343,939 Saturday morning.
The US has recorded 50,701,324 cases to date and more than 805,796 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 22,204,941 cases as of Friday, while its Covid death toll rose to 617,395.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,726,049 on Friday, as 7,447 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry's data.
Besides, 391 deaths from the pandemic since Thursday morning took the total death toll to 476,869.
READ: Global Covid cases surpass 264 million
Ten new cases of the Omicron variant were logged in India's capital Friday, taking the country's case tally of the new variant to 98.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported two more Covid-related deaths with 191 fresh cases in 24 hours till Friday morning.
With the latest figures, the daily case positivity rate increased to 1.17 percent from Thursday’s 1.02 percent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The total fatalities rose to 28,043 while the caseload mounted to 15,80,750 with the fresh ones.
On December 9, Bangladesh again logged zero Covid-related death after nearly three weeks as the pandemic is apparently showing signs of easing.
READ: Global Covid cases surpass 263 million
The country reported this year’s first zero Covid-related death in a single day on November 20 along with 178 infections since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.
Bangladesh reported the highest number of daily fatalities of 264 on August 5 this year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 this year.
So far, 15,45,259 Covid-19 infected people have recovered.
Global Covid cases surpass 271 million
The overall number of coronavirus cases has surged past 271 million as scientists around the world race to learn about the Omicron variant’s transmissibility and severity.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 271,418,965 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,320,236 Tuesday morning.
The US has recorded 50,233,338 cases so far and more than 800,343 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 22,195,775 cases as of Tuesday, while its Covid death toll rose to 616,970.
India has registered 5,784 new cases of Covid-19 during a 24-hour period, bringing the total caseload to 34,703,644, as per the health ministry figures released Monday.
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The ministry also reported 252 more deaths during the same period, taking the total death toll to 475,888.
Eight new cases of Omicron were reported in India on Tuesday -- four have been reported from the national capital region and the remaining four from the western state of Rajasthan – taking the total tally of the new Covid variant in the country to 49.
Meanwhile, the UK reported the first death of a patient infected with Omicron on Monday. Long lines formed Monday at vaccination centres across England as people heeded the government’s call for all adults to get booster shots to protect themselves against the variant.
The UK, as of Wednesday morning, logged 10,995,311 Covid-19 cases, while the fatalities mounted to 147,085.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported three more Covid-related deaths with 295 fresh cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
With the latest cases, the daily case positivity rate declined to 1.29 percent from Monday’s 1.72 percent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The total fatalities mounted to 28,034 while the caseload mounted to 15,80,005 with the fresh cases.
Two of the latest deceased were men and one was a woman.
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Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 percent during the period.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 22,773 samples, said the directorate.
Besides, the recovery rate slightly declined to 97.76 percent with the recovery of 247 more patients during the 24-hour period.
On Saturday, Bangladesh reported the first two cases of the Omicron variant of Covid.
On December 9, Bangladesh again logged zero Covid-related death after nearly three weeks as the pandemic was then apparently showing signs of easing.
The country reported this year’s first zero Covid-related death in a single day on November 20 along with 178 infections since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.
Bangladesh reported the highest number of daily fatalities of 264 on August 5 this year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 this year.
So far, 4,35,95,449 people have fully been vaccinated in the country while 6,71,31,490 received the first dose as of Monday, according to the directorate.
Among them, 2,61,384 students, aged from 12-17, have fully been vaccinated while 14,66,745 students received the first dose so far.
Global Covid cases near 266 million
The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 266 million amid the emergence Omicron, a new variant of Coronavirus.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 265,331,453 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,248,492 till Sunday morning.
The US has recorded 49,051,140 cases to date and more than 788,202 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 22,138,247 cases as of Saturday, while its Covid death toll rose to 615,570.
READ: Global Covid cases surpass 264 million
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,624,360 on Saturday, as 8,603 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.
Besides, as many as 415 deaths due to the pandemic since Friday morning took the total death toll to 470,530.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged six more Covid-linked deaths, the highest in the past one week, along with 176 fresh cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning.
With the latest cases, the daily-case positivity rate increased to 1.07 per cent from Friday’s 1.40 per cent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the fresh numbers, the total fatalities rose to 27,995 while the caseload mounted to 15,77,246.
Among the latest deceased, two were men and four were women. Three deaths were reported from Dhaka division while one each was from Rajshahi, Barishal and Sylhet divisions.
However, the mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.77 per cent.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 16,223 samples, amid the growing concern over the new ‘Omicron’ variant of coronavirus.
Besides, the recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.77 per cent with the recovery of 162 more patients during the 24-hour period.
READ: Global Covid cases surpass 263 million
On November 20, Bangladesh logged this year’s first zero Covid-linked death with 178 cases.
Bangladesh reported the highest number of daily fatalities of 264 on August 5 this year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 this year.
So far, 37,829,420 people have fully been vaccinated in the country while 64,414,430 received the first dose as of Thursday, according to the DGHS.
Among them, 86,637 students, aged from 12-17, have fully been vaccinated while 899,510 students received the first dose so far.
Global Covid cases near 265 million
The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 265 million amid the emergence of the new Omricron variant of Covid-19.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 264,834,612 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,242,078 Saturday morning.
The US has recorded 48,988,223 cases to date and more than 787,678 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 22,129,409 cases as of Friday, while its Covid death toll rose to 615,400.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,615,757 on Friday, as 9,216 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.
Besides, as many as 391 deaths due to the pandemic since Thursday morning took the total death toll to 470,115.
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Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged three more Covid-linked deaths and 243 fresh cases in 24 hours till Friday morning.
With the latest cases, the daily case positivity rate increased to 1.40 percent from Thursday’s 1.24 percent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the fresh numbers, the total fatalities rose to 27,989 while the caseload mounted to 15,77,070.
However, the mortality rate declined to 1.77 percent.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 17,473 samples, amid the growing concern over the Omicron variant.
Besides, the recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.77 percent with the recovery of 225 more patients during the 24-hour period.
On November 20, Bangladesh logged this year’s first zero Covid-linked death with 178 cases.
Bangladesh reported the highest number of daily fatalities of 264 on August 5 this year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 this year.
So far, 3,75,67,876 people have fully been vaccinated in the country, while 6,37,71,795 received the first dose as of Thursday, according to the directorate.
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Among them, 5,90,19 students, aged from 12-17, have fully been vaccinated, while 8,74,213 students received the first dose so far.
Global Covid cases surpass 263 million
The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 263 million amid the global scare over the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 263,428,782 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,223,644 Thursday morning.
Omicron raised alarm because of its sheer number of mutations, more than prior variants had. Possibly 30 are in a key place, the spike protein that lets the virus attach to human cells, reports AP.
The US has recorded 48,692,555 cases to date and more than 782,104 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data.
The US recorded its first confirmed case of the Omicron variant Wednesday — in a vaccinated traveller who returned to California after a trip to South Africa — as scientists around the world race to establish whether the new, mutant version of the coronavirus is more dangerous than previous ones, reports AP.
Dr Anthony Fauci, the United States’ top infectious disease expert, announced the finding at the White House.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 22,105,872 cases as of Wednesday, while its Covid death toll rose to 614,964.
Brazil on Wednesday reported its third case of Omicron, after a Brazilian national who arrived from eastern Africa over the weekend tested positive.
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India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,596,776 on Wednesday, while its Covid death toll rose to 469,247.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged two more Covid-linked deaths along with 282 fresh cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
With the latest cases, the daily case positivity rate rose to 1.50 percent from Tuesday’s 1.38 percent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the fresh numbers, the total fatalities rose to 27,983 while the caseload mounted to 15,76,566 amid the growing concern over the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
On November 20, Bangladesh logged this year’s first zero Covid-linked death with 178 cases.
Bangladesh logged the highest number of daily fatalities at 264 on August 5 this year. Besides, the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 this year.
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So far, 3,69,63,122 people have fully been vaccinated in the country, while 6,17,32,437 received the first dose as of Tuesday, according to the directorate.
Global Covid cases near 263 million
The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 263 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 262,735,124 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,214,863 Wednesday morning.
The US has recorded 48,554,890 cases to date and more than 780,140 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data.
Read: Global Covid cases top 262 million
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, has registered 22,094,459 cases so far, while its Covid death toll rose to 614,681.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,587,822 on Wednesday, as 4,225 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.
Besides, another 190 deaths due to the pandemic were reported since Wednesday morning, taking the total death toll to 468,790.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that it's not yet clear whether Omicron easily spreads from person to person compared to other variants, even though the number of people testing positive has risen in South Africa where this variant was involved.
It's also not yet clear whether Omicron causes more severe disease, but preliminary data suggests that there are increasing rates of hospitalisation in South Africa, which however may be due to increasing overall numbers of people becoming infected, reports Xinhua.
WHO classified on Friday the latest variant B.1.1.529 of SARS-CoV-2 virus, now with the name Omicron, as a ‘Variant of Concern’ (VOC).
Covid-19 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged one Covid-linked death along with 273 fresh cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning amid the growing concern over the new ‘Omicron’ variant of coronavirus.
With the latest cases, the daily case positivity rate rose to 1.38 percent from Monday’s 1.34 percent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Read: Omicron: What we know about the COVID-19 Variant so far
With the fresh numbers, the total fatalities rose to 27,981 while the caseload mounted to 15,76,284.
The latest deceased was a woman in her 60s and was from the Dhaka division.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 percent.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 19,924 samples, the directorate added.
Besides, the recovery rate increased to 97.76 percent, with the recovery of 368 more patients during the 24-hour period.
On November 20, Bangladesh logged this year’s first zero Covid-linked death with 178 cases.
So far, 3,66,82,766 people have fully been vaccinated in the country while 6,02,36,018 received the first dose as of Monday, according to the directorate.
However, public health experts fear a slow pace of vaccination, waning vaccine immunity, disregard for Covid safety protocols, reopening of schools and increased travel may set the stage for another Covid wave in Bangladesh -- a trend many European countries are witnessing now.
Global Covid cases near 261 million
The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 261 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 260,570,886 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,188,399 Saturday morning.
The US has recorded 48,175,854 cases to date and more than 776, 321 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, has registered 22,067,630, cases so far, while its Covid death toll rose to 616,957.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,555,431 on Friday, as 10,549 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.
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Besides, another 488 deaths due to the pandemic were reported since Thursday morning, taking the total death toll to 467,468.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported three more Covid-linked deaths along with 239 fresh cases in 24 hours till Friday morning.
With this, the daily case positivity rate increased to 1.49 percent on Friday from Thursday’s 1.25 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
With the fresh numbers, the total fatalities rose to 27,973 while the caseload mounted to 15,75,424
Among the latest deceased, two were women and one man. Two of them were from Khulna and one was from Dhaka.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 percent.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 16,916 samples, the directorate added.
Besides, the recovery rate stood at 97.74 percent with the recovery of 277 more patients during the 24-hour period.
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Public health experts have warned that the current downward trend of Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh could well be the obvious calm before a cataclysmic storm.
Their fear centres around children below 12 who remain out of the vaccine coverage and the elderly people, according to the experts.
Global Covid cases near 253 million amid surge in cases in parts of world
The overall global number of Covid-19 cases is approaching 253 million amid spike in infections in several countries including Western European ones.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 253, 294,186 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,100,195 as of Monday morning.
The US has recorded 47,074,080 cases to date and more than 763,092 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data.
READ: Global Covid cases near 253 million amid vaccination
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 21,957,967 cases as of Sunday, while its Covid death toll rose to 611,283.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,437,307 on Sunday, as 11,271 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.
Besides, 285 deaths due to the pandemic since Saturday morning took the total death toll to 463,530.
Russia recorded 8,918,926 cases with fatalities of 250,609 so far.
For two months now, a stubborn wave of virus infections has ripped mercilessly through several countries in Central and Eastern Europe, where vaccination rates are much lower than elsewhere on the continent, reports AP.
While medical workers pleaded for tough restrictions or even lockdowns, leaders let the virus rage unimpeded for weeks.
READ: Global Covid cases top 252 million
“I don’t believe in measures. I don’t believe in the same measures that existed before the vaccines,” Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said last month as the Balkan nation sustained some of its worst daily death tolls of the pandemic. “Why do we have vaccines then?”
A World Health Organization official declared earlier this month that Europe is again at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. While several Western European countries are seeing spikes in infections, it is nations to the East that are driving fatalities.
Romania, Bulgaria and the Balkan states recorded some of the highest per-capita death rates in the world in the first week of November, according to the WHO.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh recorded four more Covid-linked deaths and reported 223 fresh infections in 24 hours till Sunday morning.
The daily-case positivity rate slightly increased to 1.14 per cent from Saturday’s 1.11 per cent.
The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,922 while the country’s caseload mounted to 15,72,501, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the deceased, one was a man and three were women.
Dhaka division logged three Covid-linked deaths today while Chattogram division reported one on Sunday, said the DGHS.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 per cent.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 19,517 samples, the DGHS added.
Besides, the recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.71 per cent with the recovery of 212 more patients during the 24-hour period.