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Global Covid death toll tops 5 million
The global death toll from Covid-19 has now crossed five million even with mass inoculations underway the world over.
The global Covid fatality figures and the total case count stand at 5,005,401 and 247,123,213, respectively, as of Tuesday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
The global death toll from Covid-19 topped five million, less than two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy ones with first-rate healthcare systems, reports AP.
The US has logged 46,089,514 cases and 746,982 deaths to date, according to the university data. The death toll in the United States is the highest in the world, which reached 700,000 on October 2.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 21,814,693 cases as of Monday, while its Covid death toll rose to 607,922.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,285,814 on Monday, as 12,514 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the health ministry data.
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Besides, as many as 251 deaths due to the pandemic since Sunday morning took the total death toll to 458,437.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported two Covid-related deaths, the lowest this year, and another 214 cases of infections in 24 hours till Monday morning.
On March 18, 2020, Bangladesh logged its first Covid-19 related death.
However, the daily case positivity rate declined to 1.08 percent from Saturday’s 1.22 percent.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 19,734 samples, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the fresh numbers, the Covid-19 fatality figures reached 27,870 while the caseload climbed to 1,569,753, according to the DGHS.
On the 43th epidemiological week of the pandemic from October 25 to 31, 45 covid-related deaths were reported in the country.
Of them, 39 did not receive any Covid vaccine while six were vaccinated. And of them, 23 had comorbidities.
However, the mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.78 percent.
Also, the recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.70 percent, which is the highest since the pandemic started its onslaught in the country.
In the 24-hour period, 202 more patients have recovered from the virus infection.
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Student Vaccination
The campaign to vaccinate school students of the 12-17 age group against Covid-19 began in Dhaka on Monday.
Health Minister Zahid Maleque and Education Minister Dipu Moni inaugurated the vaccination campaign at Motijheel Ideal School and College while the drives in other centres in the city will start on Tuesday.
The vaccination campaign will be conducted at eight centres in the capital although it was scheduled to begin at 12 centres in the city. Other centres did not get approval due to lack of facilities.
Vaccination drive in Bangladesh
So far, 29,237,863 people have been fully vaccinated in the country while 42,154, 848 received the first dose.
On January 27, Prime Minister Hasina launched the Covid-19 vaccination programme at Kurmitola General Hospital through a videoconference.
The government rolled out a countrywide mass Covid-19 vaccination drive on February 7 vaccinating people, aged 55 and above, in the first phase.
On July 29, the government lowered the minimum age limit for taking Covid-19 jabs to 25 from 30 years in a bid to give a boost to the lagging vaccination rates in the country.
Earlier, on July 19, the government lowered the age limit from 35 to 30 for vaccine registration.
Global Covid cases near 247 million
The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 247 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 246, 699,782 while the death tally from the virus reached 4, 999,486 on Monday morning.
The US has recorded 45,970,785 cases to date and more than 745,832 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, have registered 21,810,855 cases so far, while its Covid death toll rose to 607,824.
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 34,273,300 on Sunday as 12,830 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.
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Besides, 446 deaths due to the pandemic since Saturday morning took the total death toll to 458,186.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged six more Covid-linked deaths and another 211 cases of infections in 24 hours till Sunday morning.
The country reported eight deaths caused by the deadly virus and 166 cases on Saturday.
However, the daily-case positivity rate declined to 1.22 per cent from Saturday’s 1.25 per cent.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 17,226 samples, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the fresh numbers, the Covid-19 fatalities reached 27,868 while the caseload climbed to 1,569,539, according to the DGHS.
Among the deceased, two were men and four were women.
However, the mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.78 per cent.
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Also, the recovery rate increased to 97.70 per cent with the recovery of 276 more patients during the period.
Mass vaccination
Bangladesh on Thursday launched the second phase of its special nationwide mass vaccination drive, aiming to vaccinate 80 lakh people with the second shot in a day.
The 9am-3pm vaccination drive was part of the special campaign that was first unveiled on September 27 to mark Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 75th birthday.
On September 28, the first phase of the special nationwide mass vaccination drive was launched.
However, that target to inoculate 80 lakh people was not met in a single day. Across eight divisions, 66,25,123 people were vaccinated, "which is a record number of jabs inoculated in Bangladesh in a single day", the DGHS said.
Besides, 80,93,236 people were vaccinated with the first dose under this campaign, which spilled over to September 29.
Bangladesh on August 7 kicked off its mass vaccination drive to inoculate some 35 lakh people in six days.
Vaccinating school students
A new campaign to vaccinate school students, aged 12-17, against Covid-19 kicked off at 8 centers in Dhaka on Monday.
Some 40,000 students will be vaccinated every day under the campaign, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque while talking to reporters after the cabinet meeting on Thursday.
Global Covid cases top 246 million
The overall number of Covid cases has crossed 246 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 246, 366,054 while the death tally from the virus reached 4,994,688 until Sunday morning.
The US has recorded 45,949,951 cases to date and more than 745,678 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 21,804,094 cases so far, while its Covid death toll rose to 607,694.
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 34,260,470 on Saturday, as 14,313 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.
Besides, 549 more deaths were recorded since Friday morning, taking the death toll to 457,740.
Russia on Saturday reported a record number of new coronavirus infections as authorities hope to stem the rising contagion by keeping most people off work for the next week, reports AP.
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The government’s coronavirus task force reported 40,251 new infections in 24 hours, exceeding the previous record 40,096 reported on Thursday. It said 1,160 people died of the virus over the past day, three fewer than the record set a day earlier.
That brought Russia’s official COVID-19 death count to 237,380, by far the largest in Europe. More than 8.47 million infections have been recorded in the country of 146 million during the pandemic.
Situation in Bangladesh
Though the coronavirus pandemic has eased in Bangladesh, it killed eight more people and infected 166 others in 24 hours till Saturday morning.
The daily-case positivity rate declined to 1.25 per cent from Friday’s 1.71 per cent.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 13,240 samples, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the fresh numbers, the Covid-19 fatalities reached 27,862 while the caseload climbed to 1,569,328, according to DGHS.
Among the deceased, six were men and two were women.
However, the mortality rate rose to 1.78 per cent from Friday’s 1.77 per cent.
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Also, the recovery rate stood at 97.69 per cent with the recovery of 181 more patients during the period.
Mass vaccination
Bangladesh on Thursday launched the second phase of its special nationwide mass vaccination drive, aiming to vaccinate 80 lakh people with the second shot in a day.
The 9am to 3pm vaccination drive was part of the special campaign that was first unveiled on September 27 to mark Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 75th birthday.
On September 28, the first phase of the special nationwide mass vaccination drive was launched.
However, that target to inoculate 80 lakh people was not met in a single day. Across eight divisions, 66,25,123 people were vaccinated, "which is a record number of jabs inoculated in Bangladesh in a single day", the DGHS said.
Besides, 80,93,236 people were vaccinated with the first dose under this campaign, which spilled over to September 29.
Bangladesh on August 7 kicked off its mass vaccination drive to inoculate some 35 lakh people in six days.
Vaccination of school students
A new campaign to vaccinate school students, aged 12-17, against Covid-19 will kick off at 12 centers in Dhaka on November 1.
Health Minister Zahid Maleque disclosed this while talking to reporters after the cabinet meeting on Thursday.
Some 40,000 students will be vaccinated every day under the campaign, the minister said.
Global Covid cases top 245 million
The overall number of Covid cases has now crossed 245 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 245,493,444 while the death tally from the virus reached 4,979,940 Friday morning.
The US has recorded 45,825,983 cases to date and more than 743,358 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data.
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The United States tallied the largest number of new cases over the last seven days -- nearly 513,000 new cases, though that was a 12% drop from the previous week -- and over 11,600 deaths, which was about the same number as the previous week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 21,781,436 cases so far, while its Covid death toll rose to 607,125.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,245,530 on Thursday, as 14,323 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, according to the federal health ministry.
Besides, 803 deaths due to the pandemic since Wednesday morning took the total death toll to 457,221.
However, Europe stood out as the only major region worldwide to report an increase in both coronavirus cases and deaths over the past week, the UN health agency said.
The World Health Organization said new Covid-19 cases in its 53-country European region, which stretches as far east as the former Soviet republics in Central Asia, recorded an 18% increase in corona cases over the last week -- a fourth straight weekly increase for the area, reports AP.
In WHO’s weekly epidemiological report on Covid-19, Europe also saw a 14% increase in virus-related deaths. That amounted to more than 1.6 million new cases and over 21,000 new deaths.
Meanwhile, Russia is reporting an increasing number of coronavirus infections and Covid deaths as the country approaches a week of non-working days aimed at stemming the surge in cases.
Russia has reported 36,582 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 8,352,601, the official monitoring and response center said on Wednesday. The nationwide death toll grew by 1,123, the highest daily rise since the start of the pandemic, to 233,898.
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Situation in Bangladesh
Covid-19 claimed six more lives and infected 294 more people in 24 hours till Thursday morning.
The daily case positivity rate declined slightly to 1.50% from Wednesday’s 1.53%.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 19,535 samples, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the fresh numbers, the Covid-19 fatalities reached 27,847 while the caseload climbed to 1,568,857 in Bangladesh, according to the DGHS.
Among the latest deceased, three were men and three women.
Also, the recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.70%, with 227 more patients getting cured.
Global Covid cases top 244 million
The overall number of global Covid cases has now crossed 244 million as the race to vaccinate masses continue the world over.
The global Covid death toll and the total case count stand at 4,962,875 and 244,445,680 respectively, as of Wednesday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
The US has logged 45,608,962 cases and 738,877 deaths to date, according to the university data. The death toll in the United States is the highest in the world.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 21,748,984 cases as of Wednesday, while its Covid death toll has risen to 606,246.
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India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,202,202 on Tuesday, as 12,428 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.
Besides, as many as 356 deaths due to the pandemic were reported since Sunday morning, taking the total death toll to 455,068.
Most deaths, 482, were reported from the southern state of Kerala. "More than 70 percent cases (deaths) are due to comorbidities," said the federal health ministry.
Meanwhile, Russia has reported a record-high daily Covid-19 count of 36,446 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 8,316,019, the official monitoring and response center said Tuesday.
The nationwide death toll grew by a new single-day record of 1,106 to 232,775, and the number of recoveries increased by 26,973 to 7,213,584.
Situation in Bangladesh
Covid-19 claimed six more lives and infected another 276 people in Bangladesh in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
The daily case positivity rate increased slightly to 1.44 percent from Monday’s 1.39 percent.
With the fresh numbers, the Covid fatalities reached 27,834 while the caseload climbed to 1,568,257 in Bangladesh, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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Of the latest deaths, five were men and one woman.
The new cases were detected after testing 19,184 samples during the 24-hour period.
The recovery rate, however, increased slightly to 97.70 percent, with 440 more patients getting cured.
Global Covid cases near 243 million
The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 243 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 242,956,411 while the death tally from the virus reached 4,937,482 on Saturday morning.
The US has recorded 45, 400,320 cases to date and more than 735,371 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 21,711,843 cases as of Friday, while its Covid death toll rose to 605,139.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,143,236 on Friday, as 15,786 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.
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Besides, 231 more deaths were recorded since Thursday morning, taking the death toll to 453,042.
Situation in Bangladesh
Covid-19 claimed four more lives and infected 232 people in Bangladesh in 24 hours till Friday morning.
The daily case positivity rate decreased further to 1.36 percent from Thursday’s 1.51 percent.
With the fresh numbers, the Covid fatalities reached 27,805 while the caseload climbed to 1,567,138 in Bangladesh, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the latest deaths, two were men and two women.
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The new cases were detected after testing 17,100 samples during the 24-hour period.
Besides, the recovery rate rose slightly to 97.67 percent, with 564 more patients getting cured.
Global Covid death toll nears 4.10 million
As the global race to vaccinate masses against Covid continues, the overall death toll from the virus is fast approaching 4.10 million.
The global Covid fatality figures and the total case count stand at 4,921,354 and 241,991,525, respectively, as of Thursday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
The US has logged 45,218,829 cases and 731,263 deaths to date, according to the university data. The death toll in the United States is the highest in the world.
The death toll in the United States reached 700,000 on October 2.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 21,680,488 cases as of Wednesday, while its Covid death toll has risen to 604, 228.
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India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,108,996 on Wednesday, as 14,623 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.
Besides, 197 deaths from the pandemic have been logged since Tuesday morning, taking the total death toll to 452,651.
Situation in Bangladesh
Covid-19 in Bangladesh claimed six more lives and infected another 368 people in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
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With the fresh numbers, the Covid fatalities reached 27,791 while the caseload climbed to 1,566,664 in Bangladesh, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the latest deaths, four were men and two women.
The new cases were detected after testing 19,998 samples during the 24-hour period.
Besides, the recovery rate rose slightly to 97.63 percent, with 481 more patients getting cured during the period.
So far, 1,529,549 people have recovered from the deadly virus infection, the DGHS added.
Global Covid cases near 241 million
The overall number of global Covid cases is approaching 241 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 240, 378,292 while the death tally from the virus reached 4,894,371 on Sunday morning.
The US has recorded 44,916,322 cases to date and more than 724,153 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 21,638,726 cases as of Saturday, while its Covid death toll has risen to 603,152.
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 34,053,573 on Saturday, as 15,981 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the health ministry's latest data.
Besides, 166 deaths due to the pandemic were recorded since Friday morning, taking the total death toll to 451,980.
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Situation in Bangladesh
Covid-19 in Bangladesh claimed six more lives and infected another 293 people in 24 hours till Saturday morning.
The daily-case positivity rate dropped to 1.88 per cent today declining slightly from Friday’s 2.09 per cent.
It is the lowest daily cases logged in the country since May 15 when 261 people contracted the virus in a single day.
On October 14, Bangladesh logged seven Covid-related deaths.
With the fresh numbers, the Covid fatalities reached 27,752 today while the caseload climbed to 1,565,174, according to the Directorate General of the Health services (DGHS).
Of the latest deceased, four were men and two were women.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 per cent.
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Besides, the recovery rate increased slightly to 97.58 per cent, with 442 more patients getting cured during the period.
So far, 1,527,333people have recovered from the deadly virus infections, the DGHS added.
Global Covid cases top 237 million
The overall number of global Covid cases has now surged past 237 million, despite the ongoing mass inoculations in several countries.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count and fatalities from coronavirus mounted to 237,224,675 and 4,842,443, respectively, on Saturday.
The US has recorded 44,289,976 cases to date, while more than 712,693 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data.
The number of Americans getting Covid-19 shots has steadily increased to a three-month high as seniors and people with medical conditions seek boosters, and government and employer mandates push more workers to take their first doses, reports AP.
The total number of doses being administered in the US is climbing towards an average of 1 million per day, almost double the level from mid-July — but still far below last spring. The increase is mainly due to boosters, with nearly 10% of the nation’s over-65 population already getting third shots, but there are signs of increased demand from other groups as well.
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On Thursday, 1.1 million doses were given, including just over 306,000 to newly vaccinated people, said Dr Cyrus Shahpar, the White House Covid-19 data director.
Brazil, which has the world's second-highest death toll from Covid-19 after the US, saw its death toll exceed 600,000 on Friday.
According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, the South American nation logged 600,425 deaths and 21,550,730 cases, after registering 615 deaths and 18,172 cases in 24 hours.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 33,915,569 on Friday, as 21,257 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.
Besides, 217 deaths due to the pandemic since Thursday morning took the total death toll to 450,127.
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Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged seven Covid-19 deaths, the lowest since March, in 24 hours till Friday morning, with 645 infections reported during this period.
The single-day daily death toll was the lowest since March 17 this year when the country recorded 11 Covid-related deaths.
The fresh cases were detected after 23,302 samples were tested, slightly decreasing the daily case positivity rate to 2.77 percent from Thursday’s 2.97 percent, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With this, the daily case positivity rate in the country remained below 5 percent for the 15th consecutive day, which makes the country ready for mass unlocking.
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), if the daily-case positivity rate remains at 5 percent or below for 14 days, it is considered safe for mass unlocking.
In Bangladesh, the daily case positivity rate reached its peak of 32.55 percent on July 24 this year.
The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,654 while the caseload mounted to 15,61,463, the DGHS said.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 percent.
The recovery rate slightly increased to 97.51 percent, with the recovery of 814 more patients during this time.
So far, 15,22,591 people have recovered from the deadly virus infection, the DGHS said.
Global Covid death toll tops 4.7 million
The global Covid death toll has now surpassed 4.7 million as the race for mass vaccination continues.
The total caseload and fatalities from the virus stand at 234,239,476 and 4,790,858, respectively, as of Saturday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
So far, 6,261,231,161 Covid vaccine doses have been administered across the globe, as per the university data.
The United States reached its latest heartbreaking pandemic milestone Friday, eclipsing 700,000 deaths from Covid-19 just as the surge from the Delta variant is starting to slow down and give overwhelmed hospitals some relief.
It took three and a half months for the US. to go from 600,000 to 700,000 deaths, driven by the variant’s rampant spread through unvaccinated Americans. The death toll is larger than the population of Boston, reports AP.
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The US has logged 43,617,650 cases and 700,258 deaths to date, according to the university data. The death toll in the United States is the highest in the world.
India's Covid-19 tally on Friday rose to 33,766,707 as 26,727 new confirmed cases were registered in the past 24 hours nationwide, as per the federal health ministry data.
The ministry also reported 277 more deaths from the pandemic during the period, bringing the total death toll to 448,339.
Brazil, registered 506 more deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, pushing up the national death toll to 597,255, the health ministry said Friday.
A total of 18,578 new infections were detected during the period, raising the total caseload to 21,445,651, the ministry said.
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Situation in Bangladesh
Covid-19 in Bangladesh claimed 21 more lives and infected 847 others in 24 hours till Friday morning, showing a slight decrease in the number of fatalities and decrease in cases compared to that of the previous day.
On Thursday, the country logged 23 Covid deaths and 860 cases.
The new cases till Friday morning were detected after testing 24,670 samples.
The daily case positivity rate rose to 3.43 percent from Thursday’s 3.24 percent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With this, the daily case positivity rate of Covid-19 in the country remained below 5 percent for the ninth consecutive day.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), if the daily-case positivity rate remains at 5 percent or below for 14 days, it is considered safe for mass unlocking.
The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,531 while the caseload mounted to 15,56,758, said the DGHS. However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 percent.
The recovery rate slightly increased to 97.44 percent with the recovery of 960 more patients during the period. So far, 15,16,901 people have recovered from the deadly virus infections, the DGHS said.