The overall number of global Covid cases has surged past 611 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.

According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 611,332,790 while the death toll reached 6,507,033 on Wednesday morning.

The US has recorded 96,716,573 cases so far and 1,073,295 people have died from the virus in the country, both highest counts around the world.

India's daily Covid-19 caseload Tuesday decreased to 4,417, officials said.

According to federal health ministry data released on Tuesday morning, 4,417 new cases were reported in 24 hours, taking the total tally to 44,466,862 in the country.

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With the new fresh cases, India's active caseload currently stands at 52,336.

The country also logged 23 related deaths in 24 hours, pushing the overall toll to 528,030 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.

Meanwhile, Pakistan recorded 98 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total cases to 1,570,304, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.

A total of 30,593 people died of Covid in Pakistan, with no more deaths reported on Monday, said the ministry.

Covid in Bangladesh

Bangladesh reported one more Covid-linked death and 313 cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.

With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,329 and caseload to 2,013,407, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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The daily case test positivity rate rose to 6.71 percent from Monday's 6.68 percent as 4,662 samples were tested.

The latest deceased was a man from Dhaka division.

The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 percent while the recovery rate dropped to 97.23 percent.

Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.