The overall number of Covid cases is now approaching 542 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 542, 503, 603 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,336,592 on Thursday morning.
The US has recorded 87,759,180 cases so far and 1,037,664 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 43,245,517 on Wednesday, as 8,822 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.
Besides, 15 deaths from the pandemic registered across the country since Tuesday morning took the total death toll to 524,792.
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Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh recorded 232 new Covid cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning taking the country's total caseload to 1,954,637.
The country's total fatalities, however, remained unchanged at 29,131 as no death was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily test positivity rate rose to 3.88 per cent from Tuesday’s 3.56 per cent as 5,986 samples were tested during the period.
The country on Tuesday saw 162 cases with zero death.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent. The recovery rates remained static at 97.49 per cent as 88 patients recovered during this period.
In May, the country reported only four Covid-linked deaths and 816 new cases, while 7,356 patients recovered from the disease, according to the DGHS.
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Among the four deaths during the period, one was vaccinated with single dose of Covid vaccine while three were vaccinated with two doses.
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.