The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 615 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.

According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 614,714,581 while the death toll reached 6,520,506 on Wednesday morning.

The US has recorded 97,200,706 cases so far and 1,076,343 people have died from the virus in the country, both highest counts around the world.

India's daily Covid-19 caseload on Tuesday fell below the 5,000 mark, officials said.

According to federal health ministry data released on Tuesday morning, 4,369 new cases of Covid were reported during the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 44,504,949 in the country.

Twenty fresh deaths during the past 24 hours pushed the overall death toll to 528,185 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.

Covid in Bangladesh

Bangladesh reported one more Covid-linked death and 435 cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.

With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,335 and caseload to 2,015,743, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The daily case test positivity rate rose to 10.55 percent from Monday's 9.83 percent as 4,122 samples were tested.

The latest deceased was a man from Chattogram division.

The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 percent and the recovery rate dropped to 97.20 percent.

In August, the country reported 32 Covid-linked deaths and 6,689 cases.

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.