The overall number of Covid cases has now surged past 579 million amid a rise in new infections in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 579,836,225 and the death toll reached 6,414,919 on Friday morning.

The US has recorded 92,917,658 cases so far and 1,054,422 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.

India's daily Covid-19 caseload rose to 20,409, after showing a declining trend in the new cases, officials said on Thursday.

According to federal health ministry data released on Thursday morning, 20,409 new cases of Covid were reported in 24 hours, taking the total tally to 43,979,730 in the country.

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The country also logged 47 related deaths during the period, pushing the overall toll to 526,258, the ministry said.

Covid in Bangladesh

Bangladesh recorded four more Covid-linked deaths with 618 new cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning.

With the latest figures, the country's total fatalities have reached 29,284 and the caseload 2,004,188, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The daily case positivity rate rose to 6.62 per cent from Wednesday's 6.83 per cent as 9,338 samples were tested.

The deceased included two men and two women. Three of them were from Chattogram and another from Dhaka division.

The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 96.80 per cent from Thursday's 96.79 per cent.