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Global Covid cases surpass 345 million
Amid the global scare over the rising Omicron cases, the overall number of Covid cases has now surpassed 345 million.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 345,747,702 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,584,037 Saturday morning.
The US has recorded 70, 166,329 cases so far and 884,489 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 38,566,027 Friday as 347,254 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.
Friday was the second consecutive day when over 300,000 daily cases were registered in more than eight months.
Besides, 703 deaths due to the pandemic since Thursday morning took the total death toll to 488,396.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since last January, registered 23,766,499 cases as of Friday, while its Covid death toll rose to 622,875.
Read: Australian life expectancy rises despite COVID-19: study
Covid situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 11,434 fresh cases with 12 deaths in 24 hours till Friday morning, with the infection rate marking a sharp rise.
The positivity rate increased to 28.49 % from Thursday’s 26.37% after testing 40,423 samples, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Bangladesh last logged 11,164 cases and 264 deaths on August 10 last year, with a positivity rate of 23.54% in 24 hours.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,192 while the caseload mounted to 1,664,616 on Friday.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate further declined to 1.69%.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases reached 64 with the detection of nine more cases till Thursday, according to GISAID, a global initiative on sharing all influenza data.
On December 9 last year, 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 last year, 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 10 last year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 last year.
New Restrictions
All schools, colleges and universities in the country will remain closed from January 21 to February 6 in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, the government announced on Friday.
The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard, imposing restrictions on the overall activities and movement of people in the country amid a worrying spike in Covid cases.
The notification asked all to wear masks and maintain health rules at public places like markets, shopping malls, mosques, bus stands, launch terminals, railway stations. Local authorities have been instructed to monitor and ensure compliance.
Global Covid cases top 337 million
The overall number of Covid cases has now surpassed 337 million, with a spike in cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus across the world.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 337,112, 379 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,563,776 Thursday morning.
The US has recorded 68,508,181 cases so far and 857,672 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 37,901,241 on Wednesday, including 282,970 new cases registered in 24 hours across the South Asian country, as per the federal health ministry's latest data.
Wednesday was the seventh consecutive day when more than 200,000 daily new cases were registered in India this year.
Besides, 441 deaths from the pandemic recorded since Tuesday morning took the total death toll to 487,202.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since last January, registered 23,433,277 cases as of Wednesday, while its Covid death toll rose to 622,121.
Also read: Harsh restrictions back in Bangladesh as Covid situation worsens
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 12 more Covid-linked deaths with 9,500 fresh cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning following a continuous rise in its infection rate.
The positivity rate in the country further increased to 25.11 percent from Tuesday’s 23.98 percent after testing 37,573 samples, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Bangladesh last logged 10,126 cases and 215 deaths on August 12 last year, with a positivity rate of 22.46% percent in 24 hours.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,176 while the caseload mounted to 1,642, 294 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained static at 1.72 percent.
However, the recovery rate further declined to 94.64 per cent with the recovery of 473 more patients during the 24-hour period.
Also read: Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Daily positivity rate hits 8.53 %
Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases reached 55 with the detection of 22 more cases till Monday, according to GISAID, a global initiative on sharing all influenza data.
On December 9 last year, 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 last year, 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 10 last year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 last year.
Global Covid cases surpass 333 million
Amid the global scare over the rising Omicron cases, the overall number of Covid cases has now surpassed 333 million.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 333,529,252 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,553,913 Wednesday morning.
The US has recorded 67,581,992 cases so far and 853,951 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 37,618,271 on Tuesday, as 238,018 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the health ministry's latest data.
This is the sixth consecutive day when more than 200,000 new cases were registered in a day in the country.
Read: Australian life expectancy rises despite COVID-19: study
Besides, 310 deaths were recorded since Monday morning, taking the death toll to 486,761.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since last January, registered 23,229,851 cases as of Wednesday, while its Covid death toll rose to 621,803.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 10 more Covid-linked deaths with 8,407 fresh cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning following an alarming rise in its infection rate.
The positivity rate in the country jumped to 23.98 percent from Monday’s 20.88 percent after testing 35,054 samples, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Bangladesh last logged 8,456 cases and 197 deaths on August 13 last year, with a positivity rate of 20.83% percent in 24 hours.
The country is currently seeing a surge of Covid-19 cases as health authorities registered 46,885 infections in the last 17 days since January 1.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,164 while the caseload mounted to 1,632,794 on Tuesday.
Among the new deceased, eight were men and two were women.
Seven deaths were reported in Dhaka division while one each in Chattogram, Khulna and Mymensingh divisions.
The mortality rate declined a bit more to 1.72 percent.
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The recovery rate also marked a fall to 95.16 percent with the recovery of 475 more patients during the 24-hour period.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases reached 55 with the detection of 22 more cases till Monday, according to GISAID, a global initiative on sharing all influenza data.
On December 9 last year, 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 last year, 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 10 last year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 last year.
Global Covid cases top 330 million
Amid the global scare over the rising Omicron cases, the overall number of Covid cases has now surpassed 330 million.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 330,275,734 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,544,688 Tuesday morning.
The US has recorded 66,375,579 cases so far and 851,451 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 37,380,253 Monday, as 258,089 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the health ministry's latest data.
This is the fifth consecutive day when more than 200,000 daily new cases were registered in the country.
Besides, as many as 385 deaths due to the pandemic since Sunday morning took the total death toll to 486,451.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since last January, registered 23,089,509 cases as of Monday, while its Covid death toll rose to 621,478.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 10 more Covid-linked deaths, with 6,676 fresh cases in 24 hours till Monday morning, following a sharp rise in its infection rate.
The positivity rate in the country jumped to 20.88% during the period from Sunday’s 17.82% after the testing of 31,980 samples, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The country last logged 7,248 cases and 172 deaths on August 18, 2021, with a positivity rate at 17.67% in 24 hours.
Also read: WHO: Record weekly jump in COVID-19 cases but fewer deaths
Bangladesh is currently seeing a surge of Covid-19 cases as health authorities registered 38,478 infections in the last 16 days since January 1.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,154 while the caseload mounted to 1,624,387 Monday. The mortality rate declined a bit to 1.73%.
The recovery rate further declined to 95.62% with the recovery of 427 more patients during the period.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases reached 55, with the detection of 22 more cases till Monday, according to GISAID, a global initiative on sharing all influenza data.
On December 9 last year, Bangladesh again logged zero Covid-related death after nearly three weeks as the pandemic was apparently showing signs of easing.
Also read: Covid surge in Bangladesh: 5,000 get infected in just one week
The country reported this year’s first zero Covid-related death in a single day on November 20 last year, 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 10 last year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 in 2021.
Global Covid cases top 323 million
The overall number of Covid cases has now surpassed 323 million, with a spike in cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus across the world.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 323,140,074 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,528,794 Saturday morning.
The US has recorded 64,897,237 cases so far and 849,172 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
India reported 264,202 new Covid-19 cases Friday, as the tally rose to 36,582,129 in 24 hours, as per the federal health ministry's latest data.
Besides, 315 fatalities due to the pandemic since Thursday morning took the total death toll to 485,350.
Also read: WHO: Record weekly jump in COVID-19 cases but fewer deaths
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since last January, registered 22,933,289 cases as of Friday while its Covid death toll rose to 621,063.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported six more Covid-19 linked deaths and 4,378 more cases of infections in 24 hours till Friday morning, as the deadly infections kept escalating in the country, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the fresh cases reported after testing 30,366 samples, the daily positivity rate surged to 14.66 percent from Thursday’s 12.03 percent during the 24-hour period, the directorate said.
The country last logged 4,698 cases on August 26 last year along with 102 deaths in 24 hours while the positivity rate was 13.77 percent.
Also read: Covid surge in Bangladesh: 5,000 get infected in just one week
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,129 while the caseload mounted to 1,609,042 Friday.
Among the new deceased, two were men and four women. Three of them were from Dhaka division while two died in Chattogram and another in Rajshahi divisions.
The mortality rate remained static at 1.75 percent during the 24-hour period.
The recovery rate slightly declined to 96.47 percent with the recovery of 351 more patients during the 24-hour period.
Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases reached 33 with detection of nine more cases till Wednesday, according to GISAID, a global initiative on sharing all influenza data.
On December 9 last year, Bangladesh again logged zero Covid-related death after nearly three weeks as the pandemic was apparently showing signs of easing.
The country reported last 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 10 last year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 in 2021.
Global Covid cases near 298 million
Amid a global scare over the new Omicron strain of Covid-19, the overall number of global coronavirus cases is inching closer to 298 million.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 297,504,250 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,464,532 Thursday morning.
The US has recorded 57,649,131 cases so far and more than 832,061 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
Hospitals across the U.S. are feeling the wrath of the Omicron variant and getting thrown into disarray that is different from earlier Covid-19 surges, reports AP.
Also read: Global covid cases near 280mn as Omicron wave pounds hospitals
This time, they are dealing with serious staff shortages because so many healthcare workers are getting sick with the fast-spreading variant. People are showing up at emergency rooms in large numbers in hopes of getting tested for Covid-19, putting more strain on the system. And a surprising share of patients — two-thirds in some places — are testing positive while in the hospital for other reasons.
At the same time, hospitals say the patients aren’t as sick as those who came in during the last surge. Intensive care units aren’t as full, and ventilators aren’t needed as much as they were before.
About 85,000 Americans are in hospital with Covid-19, just short of the Delta-surge peak of about 94,000 in early September, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since last January, registered 22,328,252 cases as of Wednesday, while its Covid death toll rose to 619,654.
India's federal health ministry Wednesday recorded the first death linked to the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
The death has been recorded in the western state of Rajasthan's Udaipur district.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 35,018,358 on Wednesday, as 58,097 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the health ministry's latest data.
Besides, as many as 534 deaths due to the pandemic since Tuesday morning took the total death toll to 482,551.
Also read: Bangladesh all but certain to see Covid’s fresh wave
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 892 more Covid-19 infections with three more deaths linked to it in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
The country’s daily cases crossed 800 last on October 1, 2021, with the logging of 847 cases and 21 deaths.
With the detection of fresh cases after testing 21,302 samples, the daily case positivity rose to 4.20% from Tuesday’s 3.91% during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,090 while the caseload mounted to 15,88,807.
Meanwhile, the recovery rate further declined to 97.57% with the recovery of 212 more patients during the 24-hour period.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77% during the period.
Besides, Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases stood at 10 with detection of three cases on Friday, according to GISAID, a global initiative on sharing all influenza data.
On December 9 last year, 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 10 last year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28, 2021.
Global covid cases hit new high amid Omicron surge
The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surged past 287 million with European countries tightening Covid-19 restrictions as Omicron spreads.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 287,931,555 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,435,753 Saturday morning.
The US has recorded 54,570,527 cases so far and more than 825,536 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 22,291,839 cases as of Friday, while its Covid death toll rose to 619,334.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,838,804 on Saturday with 16,764 new cases as per the health ministry data.
Besides, as many as 220 deaths due to the pandemic were reported since Friday morning took the total death toll to 481,080.
READ: Global covid cases hit new high amid Omicron surge
Meanwhile, the country's Omicron tally reached 1,270 on Friday and at least 374 have recovered, the health ministry said.
Covid situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged two Covid-linked deaths with 512 fresh infections in 24 hours till Friday morning.
With the detection of the fresh cases after testing 18,522 samples, the daily-case positivity rate increased to 2.74 per cent from Thursday’s 2.25 per cent during the period, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The fresh numbers reported on Friday took the country’s total fatalities to 28,072 while the caseload mounted to 15,85,539.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 per cent during the period.
Besides, the recovery rate declined to 97.70 per cent with the recovery of 290 more patients during the 24-hour period.
Bangladesh reported daily Covid cases above 500 after two months. On October 13, the country logged 518 new Covid cases with 17 deaths.
Meanwhile, three more Covid cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in Bangladesh, raising the total tally to seven, according to GISAID, a global initiative on sharing all influenza data, shared the results on Wednesday.
READ: Global Covid: Cases top 286 million with Omicron surge
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 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 282 million with Omicron surge
The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surged past 282 million, with the new Covid strain Omicron showing a spike in hospitalisation.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 282,776,134 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,413,846 Wednesday morning.
The US has recorded 53,170,421 cases so far and more than 820,708 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 22,259,270 cases as of Wednesday, while its Covid death toll rose to 618,978.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,799,691 on Tuesday, as 6,358 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, as per the health ministry data.
Read: Coronavirus cases surge across Australia as omicron spreads
Besides, as many as 293 deaths due to the pandemic were reported since Monday morning took the total death toll to 480,290.
Meanwhile, the country's Omicron tally has reached 653 and at least 186 have recovered, the health ministry said.
Covid situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged another Covid-linked death with 397 fresh infections in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
With the detection of the fresh cases after testing 18, 941 samples, the daily-case positivity rate slightly declined to 2.10 per cent from Monday’s 2.16 per cent during the period, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The latest deceased, hailing from Dhaka division, was a woman in her 60s.
The fresh numbers reported on Tuesday took the country’s total fatalities to 28,062 while the caseload mounted to 15,84,023.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 per cent during the period.
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Besides, the recovery rate remained static at 97.73 per cent with the recovery of 294 more patients during the 24-hour period.
On Monday, Bangladesh logged only one Covid-linked death and 373 fresh infections in 24 hours.
Though the deaths remained below five since December 13, the daily cases remained mostly over 250, according to data provided by the DGHS.
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 surpass 279 million
Amid the global scare over new Covid-19 strain Omicron, the overall number of coronavirus cases has crossed 279 million.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 279,454,919 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,396,454 on Sunday morning.
The US has recorded 52,092,894 cases so far and more than 816,463 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
READ: Global Covid cases near 279 million with two years of trauma
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 22,238,369 cases as of Saturday and its Covid death toll rose to 618,686.
The cases of Omicron in India has increased to 437 till Saturday.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,779,851 on Saturday, as 7,189 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.
Besides, 387 deaths from the virus took the total death toll to 479,520.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged one more Covid-linked death with 275 fresh infections in 24 hours till Saturday morning.
With the detection of the fresh cases after testing 13, 699 samples, the daily case positivity rate declined slightly to 2.01 per cent from Friday’s 2.02 per cent during the period, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The country on Friday reported one Covid-linked death and 342 fresh cases.
Though the deaths remained below five since December 13, the daily cases remained mostly over 250, according to data provided by the DGHS.
The fresh numbers reported on Saturday took the country’s total fatalities to 28,056 while the caseload mounted to 15,82,985.
READ: Global Covid cases surpass 278 million
Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 per cent during the period.
Besides, the recovery rate remained static at 97.74 per cent with the recovery of 224 more patients during the 24-hour period.
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 near 279 million with two years of trauma
With the new Covid-19 strain Omicron surging, the overall number of coronavirus cases is fast approaching 279 million, causing nearly two years of collective trauma.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 278, 866,214 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,392,020 on Saturday morning.
The US has recorded 51,962,787 cases so far and more than 816, 362 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 22,234,623 cases as of Friday, while its Covid death toll rose to 618,655.
India's Omicron tally crossed 350 on Friday, with the health ministry on Christmas Eve recording over 120 fresh cases of the new Covid strain in 24 hours.
The Indian Health Ministry said that as many as 122 new Omicron cases were reported in the past 24 hours, indicating the caseload nearly tripled in just one day. Delhi and the western state of Maharashtra are the worst hit, according to the Ministry data.
Asunder Maharashtra and Delhi, the southern Indian states of Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka also reported over 30 Omicron cases, as per the latest figures.
"The World Health Organisation on December 7 said that Omicron has a significant growth advantage over Delta which means it has greater transmissibility.
"Omicron cases double within 1.5-3 days, so we have to remain vigilant with Covid appropriate behaviour,” India’s Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said at a media briefing in the national capital in the evening.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,772,626 on Friday, as 6,650 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.
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Besides, 374 deaths from the pandemic have been reported, taking the total death toll to 479,133.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 342 fresh Covid-19 cases with one more death in 24 hours till Friday morning.
With the detection of the fresh cases after testing 16,913 samples, the daily case positivity rate rose to 2.02 per cent during the period, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The country on Thursday logged two Covid-linked deaths and 382 fresh cases, according to the DGHS.
Though the deaths remained below five since December 13, the daily cases remained mostly over 250, according to data provided by the DGHS.
The country reported its first two Omicron cases on December 11.
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The fresh numbers reported on Friday took the country’s total fatalities to 28,055 while the caseload mounted to 15,82,710.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 per cent during the period.
The recovery rate also remained the same at 97.74 per cent.