Global Covid cases
Global Covid cases top 354 million
The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 354 million amid the rise in Omicron infections across the globe.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 354,310,228 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,603,714 Tuesday morning.
The US has recorded 71,645,863 cases so far and 868,420 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 39,543,328 Monday, as 306,064 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry's data.
Monday was the fifth consecutive day when over 300,000 new cases were registered in a day in the country in over eight months.
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Besides, as many as 474 deaths were recorded since Saturday morning, taking the death toll to 489,896.
Meanwhile, the country's Omicron tally reached 10,050 Monday. Most of the Omicron cases have been reported from the states of Maharashtra, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Delhi.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since last January, registered 24,134,946 cases as of Tuesday, while its Covid death toll rose to 623,412.
Covid situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged 15 more Covid-linked deaths with 14,828 fresh cases in 24 hours till Monday morning.
The daily positivity rate rose to 32.37 percent from Sunday’s 31.29 percent after testing 45,807 samples, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The country logged its peak daily positivity rate of 32.55 percent on July 24 last year, reporting 6,780 cases and 195 deaths.
Bangladesh last saw 15,776 cases on August 3 last year with 235 deaths.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,238 while the caseload mounted to 1,699,964 Monday.
Of the 79 deaths recorded from January 17 to January 23, some 35.4 percent received Covid vaccines while 64.6 percent did not, the DGHS mentioned.
Among the new deceased, nine were men and six women.
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Six cases were reported in Dhaka division while three in Mymensingh, two in Sylhet and one each in Chattogram, Rajshahi Khulna, and Barishal divisions.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate further declined to 1.66 percent.
However, the recovery rate also declined further to 91.64 percent with the recovery of 998 more patients during the 24-hour period.
Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases reached 69 with the detection of five more cases till Sunday, 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 near 350 million
The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 350 million amid the rise in Omicron infections across the global.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 350,970,885 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,595,929 Monday morning.
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The US has recorded 70,699,416 cases so far and 866,540 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 39,237,264 on Sunday, as 333,533 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.
This is the fourth consecutive day when over 300,000 new cases were registered in a day in the country in more than eight months.
Besides, as many as 525 deaths were recorded since Saturday morning, taking the death toll to 489,409.
Meanwhile, the country's Omicron tally has reached 10,050. Most of the Omicron cases have been reported from the states of Maharashtra, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Delhi.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since last January, registered 24,054,405 cases as of Monday, while its Covid death toll rose to 623,370.
Covid situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged 14 more Covid-linked deaths with 10,906 fresh cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning.
The daily positivity rate increased to 31.29 per cent from Saturday’s 28.02 per cent after testing 35,051 samples, according to the Directorate general of health Services (DGHS).
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Bangladesh reported 9,614 fresh cases with 17 deaths on Saturday.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,223 while the caseload mounted to 1,685,136 on Sunday.
Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases reached 69 with the detection of nine more cases till Sunday, according to GISAID, a global initiative on sharing all influenza data.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 327 million
The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 327 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 327,729,989 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,539,067 Monday morning.
The US has recorded 65,698,495 cases so far and 850,605 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
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India's COVID-19 tally rose to 37,122,164 on Sunday, as 271,202 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.
This is the fourth consecutive day in India with more than 200,000 new cases registered in a day.
Besides, as many as 314 deaths due to the pandemic since Saturday morning took the total death toll to 486,066.
Meanwhile, the country's Omicron cases have reached 7,743, with an increase of 28.17 percent since Saturday.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since last January, registered 23,015,128 cases as of Friday while its Covid death toll rose to 621,327.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged eight more Covid-linked deaths with 5,222 more infections in 24 hours till Sunday morning.
With the fresh cases reported after testing 29,642 samples, the daily positivity rate increased to 17.82 per cent from Saturday’s 14.35 per cent during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The country last logged 5,249 cases and 114 deaths on August 24, last year with a positivity rate at 15.12 per cent in 24 hours.
Bangladesh is currently seeing a surge of Covid-19 cases as health authorities logged 31,802 infections in the last 15 days since January 1.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,144 while the caseload mounted to 1,617,711 on Sunday.
Among the new deceased, five were men and three women.
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Four deaths were reported in Dhaka division while three in Chattogram and another in Sylhet division.
The mortality rate remained static at 1.74 per cent.
The recovery rate further declined to 95.99 per cent with the recovery of 293 more patients during the period.
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.
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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.
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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 320 million
The overall number of Covid cases is now fast approaching 320 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 319,871,018 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,520,282 on Friday morning.
The US has recorded 64,044,568 cases so far and 846,371 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 36,571,423 on Wednesday, as 253,496 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.
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This was the second consecutive day when more than 200,000 new cases were registered in a day in the country in over eight months.
Besides, 380 more deaths were recorded since Wednesday morning, taking the death toll to 485,043.
Meanwhile, the country's Omicron tally has reached 5,488, in which Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Delhi have reported 1,367, 792 and 549 cases, respectively. To date, 2,162 Omicron patients have been discharged after recovery, as per the data.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 12 more Covid-19 linked deaths and 3,359 more cases of infections in 24 hours till Thursday morning, as infections keep escalating in the country.
With the fresh cases reported after testing 27,486 samples, the daily positivity rate kept increasing to 12.03% from Wednesday’s 11.68% during the 24-hour period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The country last logged 3,436 cases on September 2 last year along with 88 deaths in 24 hours while the positivity rate was 10.40%.
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The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,123 while the caseload mounted to 1,604,644 on Thursday.
Among the new deceased, six were men and six women. Eight of them were reported from Dhaka division while one each died in Chattogram, Khulna, Barishal and Mymensingh divisions.
The mortality rate declined to 1.75% during the 24-hour period.
The recovery rate increased to 96.72% with the recovery of 302 more patients during the 24-hour period.
Global Covid cases surpass 315 million amid Omicron surge
The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 315 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 315,390,402 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,510,327 on Thursday morning.
The US has recorded 62,727,044 cases so far and 843,624 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows. The total number of Covid cases in the US topped 60 million on Sunday.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 36,070,510 on Wednesday, as 194,720 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.
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This is the fourth consecutive day when more than 150,000 new cases were registered in a day in the country, and also the highest single-day spike in over eight months.
Besides, 442 more deaths were recorded since Tuesday morning, taking the death toll to 484,655.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 2,916 more cases of infections and another four deaths in 24 hours till Wednesday morning with a continuous rise in Covid-19 cases.
With the fresh cases reported after testing 24,705 samples, the daily positivity rate kept increasing to 11.68 per cent from Tuesday’s 8.97 per cent during the 24-hour period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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The country last logged 3,167 cases on September 3, last year along with 70 deaths in 24 hours while the positivity rate was 10.76 per cent.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,111 while the caseload mounted to 16, 01,305 on Wednesday.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.76 per cent during the period.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases reached 33 with detection of three more cases on 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 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 313 million
The overall number of Covid cases has now surpassed 313 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 313,186,368 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,503,822 Wednesday morning.
The US has recorded 62,254,015 cases so far and 842,139 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows. The total number of Covid cases in the US topped 60 million on Sunday.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 35,875,790 on Tuesday, as 168,063 new cases were registered in 24 hours, as per the federal health ministry's latest data.
It is the third consecutive day when more than 150,000 new cases were registered over 24 hours in the country.
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Besides, 277 deaths from the pandemic since Monday morning took the total death toll to 484,213.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is seeing a continuous rise in Covid-19 cases as 2,458 more infections along with two more deaths were reported in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
With the fresh cases reported after testing 27,709 samples, the daily positivity rate jumped again to 8.97 percent from Monday’s 8.53 percent during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The country last logged 2,588 cases on September 9 last year along with 58 deaths in 24 hours.
Bangladesh is currently seeing a surge of Covid-19 cases as health authorities logged 10,392 infections in the last 10 days since January 1.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,107 while the caseload mounted to 15,98,389 on Tuesday.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.76 percent during the period.
The recovery rate kept declining to 97.06 percent with the recovery of 274 more patients during the 24-hour period.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases reached 30 with the detection of nine more cases on 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.
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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 logged 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.
Covid Restriction
On Monday, the government certain imposed restrictions on public movement and other activities like public transport operations. The restrictions will be effective January 13 and will remain in force until further notice.