Coronavirus deaths
Bangladesh’s confirmed coronavirus cases surpass 2.6 lakh
Bangladesh’s officially confirmed coronavirus cases went up to 260,507 with the detection of 2,907 new patients in 24 hours until Monday.
Bangladesh sees 2,611 new Covid-19 cases amid rising rate of infection
Officially confirmed number of coronavirus cases in Bangladesh soared to 2,55,113 on Saturday with the detection of 2,611 new cases in the last 24 hours until morning thanks to free movement of people, violation of the health guidelines and lax monitoring.
We must learn to live with this virus: WHO chief
The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted that the effects of coronavirus will be felt for decades to come and urged everyone to learn to live the virus.
Eid-ul-Azha being celebrated in shadow of Covid-19, floods
Eid-ul-Azha, the festival of sacrifice, is being celebrated in Bangladesh as the country grapples with the Covid-19 outbreak and floods inflict untold sufferings to hundreds of thousands of people.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh sees 2,928 deaths in 130 days
The officially confirmed coronavirus death tally in Bangladesh went past 2,900 on Sunday – in just 130 days since the country reported its first Covid-19 fatality in mid-March.
Global coronavirus cases exceed 8.9mn: JHU
The confirmed coronavirus cases have crossed 8.9 million globally till Monday morning, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
So far, 467,636 fatalities have been reported globally while more than 4.4 million people recovered from the virus.
The worst-hit US has recorded over 2.27 million confirmed cases, with a death toll of over 119,967 while Brazil, the world's second-worst coronavirus hot spot, recorded 50,591 coronavirus deaths till Monday.
Global coronavirus death toll reaches 355,653
The number of global coronavirus deaths reached 355,653 on Thursday morning while the confirmed cases were 5,691,790, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of the Johns Hopkins University.
In the US, the death toll crossed 100,000 while its confirmed cases stood at 1,699,933.
The first US infection was reported in Washington State on 21 January.
Coronavirus: Number of new cases rises in districts
As coronavirus continues to spread, at least 98 new cases were reported on Friday from seven districts.
Faced with 20,000 dead, care homes seek shield from lawsuits
Faced with 20,000 coronavirus deaths and counting, the nation's nursing homes are pushing back against a potential flood of lawsuits with a sweeping lobbying effort to get states to grant them emergency protection from claims of inadequate care.
NY records 731 new coronavirus deaths in its worst day yet
New York state recorded 731 new coronavirus deaths Tuesday, marking the biggest one-day jump in the outbreak. The state's death toll since the beginning of the outbreak is now 5,489, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.