The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 504 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 504,079,223 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,196,927 Sunday morning.

The US has recorded 80,625,120 cases so far and 988,609 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.

India's Covid-19 tally rose to 43,041,995   43,039,972 on Sunday, as 2023 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.

Besides, as many as 38 deaths due to the pandemic since Saturday morning took the total death toll to 521,781   521,743.

Covid Situation in Bangladesh

Bangladesh logged 51 fresh Covid cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning, taking the total caseload to 19,52,275.

As per the latest government data, the country’s total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,124 as no deaths were reported during the period.

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The daily positivity rate increased to 1.28 per cent from Friday's 0.64 per cent f after testing 3,994 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

On Friday, the number of infections was lower as 27 new cases were reported with no death.

Besides, the mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent.

The recovery rate rose to 96.84 per cent with the recovery of 252 more patients during the 24-hour period.

In March, the country reported 85 Covid-linked deaths and 8,000 new cases while 66,639 patients recovered from the disease, according to DGHS.