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Global Covid cases top 528 million
The overall number of Covid cases has now crossed 528 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 528,280,106 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,301,821 on Tuesday morning.
The US has recorded 85,113,962 cases so far and 1,029,121 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 43,140,068 on Tuesday, as 1,675 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's data.
Besides, 31 deaths were reported from the pandemic across the country since Monday morning, taking the total death toll to 524,490.
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In a weekly report Thursday on the global situation, the WHO said the number of new Covid-19 cases appears to have stabilised after weeks of decline since late March, while the overall number of weekly deaths dropped.
While there has been progress, with 60% of the world's population vaccinated, “it’s not over anywhere until it’s over everywhere,” said the UN health agency's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
“Reported cases are increasing in almost 70 countries in all regions, and reported deaths are rising in Africa, the continent with the lowest vaccination coverage”, he said. "And only 57 countries — almost all of them wealthy — have vaccinated 70% of their people”.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh registered two deaths from Covid-19 with 31 fresh cases in 24 hours till Monday morning, health authorities said.
The fresh numbers took the total fatalities from the pandemic so far to 29,130 while the caseload mounted to 19,53,264.
On Sunday, the country logged zero deaths from Covid with 29 infections. On Saturday, the country saw its first death from the virus after a month as the last death was logged on April 20 with 16 new cases.
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The daily test positivity rate slightly decreased to 0.67 per cent from Sunday’s 0.78 per cent as 4,659 samples were tested, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 97.33 per cent as 193 patients recovered during this period.
Global Covid cases near 528 million
The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 528 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 527,683,991 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,300,331 on Monday morning.
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The US has recorded 85,004,438 cases so far and 1,028,924 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 43,136,371 on Sunday, as 2,226 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.
Besides, 65 deaths were reported from the pandemic across the country since Saturday morning, taking the total death toll to 524,413.
Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic is “most certainly not over,” the head of the World Health Organisation, director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned Sunday, despite a decline in reported cases since the peak of the omicron wave.
In a weekly report Thursday on the global situation, WHO said the number of new COVID-19 cases appears to have stabilised after weeks of decline since late March, while the overall number of weekly deaths dropped, reports AP.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh registered 29 new Covid cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning taking the country's total caseload to 1,953,233, health authorities said.
With no new Covid death reported during the period, the total fatalities from the pandemic so far remained at 29,128.
On Saturday, the country saw one death from Covid-19 after a month as the last death was logged on April 20 with 16 new cases.
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The daily test positivity rate slightly increased to 0.78 per cent from Saturday’s 0.41 per cent as 3,824 samples were tested, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 97.32 per cent as 217 patients recovered during this period.
Global Covid cases top 527 million
The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 527 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 527,127,837 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,288,589 on Sunday morning.
The US has recorded 83,255,845 cases so far and 1,002,146 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 43,136,340 on Friday, with 2,008 new cases registered in 24 hours across the South Asian country, showed the federal health ministry's data.
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A further 25 deaths from the pandemic were reported in India, taking the death toll to 524,348.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh registered one Covid –linked death with 16 new Covid cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning
The country saw the death from Covid-19 after a month as the last death was logged on April 20.
The fresh numbers took the country's total caseload to 1,953,204, and the death toll to 29,128, health authorities said.
The daily test positivity rate slightly decreased to 0.41 per cent from Friday’s 0.79 per cent as 3,927 samples were tested, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On Thursday,50 cases were reported with no death.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent. The recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.31 per cent as 172patients recovered during this period.
In April, the country reported only five Covid-linked deaths and 1,114 new cases, while 14,100 patients recovered from the disease, according to the DGHS.
Among the five deaths during the period, two were unvaccinated patients while three were vaccinated with two doses of the Covid vaccine.
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The country reported its first zero Covid death in a single day on November 20 last year, along with 178 cases, since the pandemic broke out here in March 2020.
On January 28, Bangladesh logged its previous highest positivity rate of 33.37 per cent.
The country registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 in the same year.
Global Covid cases near 527 million
The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 527 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 526,690,884 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,287,536 Saturday morning.
The US has recorded 83,237,596 cases so far and 1,002,022 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
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India's Covid-19 tally rose to 43,131,822 on Friday, with 2,259 new cases registered in 24 hours across the South Asian country, showed the federal health ministry's data.
A further 20 deaths from the pandemic were reported in India, taking the death toll to 524,323.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh registered 50 Covid cases in 24 hours till Friday morning, which took the total caseload to 1,953,188.
With no new Covid deaths reported during the period for the 30th consecutive day, the total fatalities from the pandemic remained unchanged at 29,127.
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The daily test positivity rate slightly increased to 0.79 per cent from Thursday’s 0.60 as 6,313 samples were tested, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 97.31 per cent as 221 patients recovered during this period.
Global Covid cases near 526 million
The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 526 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 525,903,351 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,297,090 Friday morning.
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The US has recorded 84,799,040 cases so far and 1,028,337 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 43,129,563 on Thursday, as 2,364 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's data.
Besides, 10 deaths from the pandemic registered across the country since Wednesday morning took the total death toll to 524,303.
North Korea said Friday that nearly 10% of its 26 million people have fallen ill and 65 people have died amid its first Covid-19 outbreak, as outside experts question the validity of its reported fatalities and worry about a possible humanitarian crisis.
The North’s state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters said 263,370 more people had feverish symptoms and two more people died, bringing the total fever cases to 2.24 million and fatalities to 65. They said 754,810 people remain quarantined, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh registered 35 Covid cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning, which took the total caseload to 1,953,138.
With no new Covid deaths reported during the period for the 29th consecutive day, the total fatalities from the pandemic remained unchanged at 29,127.
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The daily test positivity rate slightly increased to 0.60 per cent from Wednesday’s 0.44 as 5,864 samples were tested, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 97.30 per cent as 216 patients recovered during this period.
Global Covid cases top 525 million
The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 525 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 525,259,489 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,283,324 Thursday morning.
The US has recorded 82,951,379 cases so far and 1,001,269 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 43,127,199 on Wednesday with 1,829 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's data.
Besides, 33 deaths from the pandemic registered across the country since Tuesday morning took the total death toll to 524,293.
North Korea on Thursday reported 262,270 more suspected Covid-19 cases as its pandemic caseload neared 2 million -- a week after the country acknowledged the outbreak among its unvaccinated population, reports AP.
North Korea’s anti-virus headquarters reported a single additional death, raising its toll to 63, which experts have said is abnormally low compared to the suspected number of coronavirus infections.
The official Korean Central News Agency said more than 1.98 million people have reported fever since late April.
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Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 22 new Covid cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, which took the total caseload to 1,953,103.
With no new Covid deaths reported during the period for the 28th consecutive day, the total fatalities from the pandemic remained unchanged at 29,127.
The daily test positivity rate dropped to 0.44 per cent from Tuesday’s 0.75 as 4,890 samples were tested, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On Tuesday, the number of cases was higher as 32 new cases were reported.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 97.29 per cent as 241 patients recovered during this period.
In April, the country reported only five Covid-linked deaths and 1,114 new cases, while 14,100 patients recovered from the disease, according to the DGHS.
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Among the five deaths during the period, two were unvaccinated patients while three were vaccinated with two doses of the Covid vaccine.
The country reported its first zero Covid death in a single day on November 20 last year, along with 178 cases, since the pandemic broke out here in March 2020.
On January 28, Bangladesh logged its previous highest positivity rate of 33.37 per cent.
The country registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 in the same year.
Global Covid cases near 522 million
The overall number of Covid cases is now fast approaching 522 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 521,911,280 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,265,362 Tuesday morning.
The US has recorded 82,613,628 cases so far and 999,841 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
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India's Covid-19 tally rose to 43,124,879 on Monday with 1078 new cases registered in 24 hours, showed the health ministry data.
Besides, 27 deaths from the pandemic registered across the country since Saturday morning took the total death toll to 524,241.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 37 Covid cases in 24 hours till Monday morning, which took the total caseload to 1,953,049.
With no new Covid deaths reported during the period for the 26th consecutive day, the total fatalities from the pandemic remained unchanged at 29,127.
The daily test positivity rate dropped to 0.77 per cent from Sunday’s 0.85 as 4,792 samples were tested, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On Sunday, 33 new cases were reported.
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The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 97.27 per cent as 220 patients recovered during this period.
In April, the country reported only five Covid-linked deaths and 1,114 new cases, while 14,100 patients recovered from the disease, according to the DGHS.
Global Covid cases top 521 million
The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 521 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 521,452,524 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,263,896 Monday morning.
The US has recorded 82,468,606 cases so far and 999,602 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
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India's COVID-19 tally rose to 43,121,599 on Sunday with 2,487 new cases registered during the past 24 hours, showed the health ministry's latest data.
Besides, 13 deaths from the pandemic registered across the country since Saturday morning took the total death toll to 524,214.
In North Korea, eight more deaths and 392,920 newly detected fevers were reported Monday, the North’s emergency anti-virus headquarters said. Around 1.2 million people ill with fever and 50 dead in a matter of days, state media said.
After maintaining a widely disputed claim to be coronavirus-free for more than two years, North Korea announced Thursday that it had found its first COVID-19 patients since the pandemic began, reports AP.
Meanwhile, China reported 1,718 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with the vast majority being infections without symptoms.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 33 Covid cases in 24 hours until Sunday morning which took the total caseload to 1,953,012.
With no new Covid death reported during the period for the 25th consecutive day, the total fatalities from the pandemic remained unchanged at 29,127.
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The daily test positivity rate increased to 0.85 per cent from Saturday's 0.55 per cent as 3,884 samples were tested, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 97.26 per cent as 269 patients recovered during this period.
Global Covid cases near 521 million
The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 521 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 520,528,011 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,262,140 Saturday morning.
The US has recorded 82,421,408 cases so far and 999,522 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 43,116,254 on Friday, as 2,841 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.
Besides, nice deaths from the pandemic registered across the country since Thursday morning took the total death toll to 524,190.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 18 Covid cases in 24 hours till Friday morning, which took the total caseload to 1,952,957.
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With no new Covid deaths reported during the period for the 22nd consecutive day, the total fatalities from the pandemic remained unchanged at 29,127.
The daily test positivity rate slightly dropped to 0.45 per cent from Friday’s 0.51 per cent as 4,053 samples were tested, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On Thursday, the number of cases was higher as 51 new infections were reported.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 97.23 per cent as 327 patients recovered during this period.
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In April, the country reported only five Covid-linked deaths and 1,114 new cases, while 14,100 patients recovered from the disease, according to the DGHS.
Global Covid cases near 520 million
The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 520 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 519,991,591 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,259,954 Friday morning.
The US has recorded 82,325,687 cases so far and 999,125 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
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India's Covid-19 tally rose to 43,116,600 Friday, with 3,187 new cases registered in 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data. The total death toll stands at 524,181.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 51 Covid cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning which took the total caseload to 1,952,939.
With no new Covid deaths reported during the period for the 22nd consecutive day, the total fatalities from the pandemic remained unchanged at 29,127.
The daily test positivity rate slightly dropped to 0.51 per cent from Wednesday's 0.53 per cent as 5,697 samples were tested, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On Wednesday, the number of cases was lower as 33 new cases were reported.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 97.22 per cent as 291 patients recovered during this period.
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In April, the country reported only five Covid-linked deaths and 1,114 new cases, while 14,100 patients recovered from the disease, according to the DGHS.