The global Covid-19 caseload has now surged past 184.5 million, with the world still struggling to contain the second outbreak of the pandemic.
The total caseload and fatalities stand at 184,539,695 and 3,991,598, respectively, as of Wednesday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
So far, 3,253,478,111 vaccine doses have been administered across the globe.
The US, which is the world's worst-hit country in terms of both cases and deaths, has so far logged 33,746,452 cases, according to JHU, while 605,905 people have lost their lives to Covid to date.
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Brazil, where the catastrophe has been driven not by Delta but rather its own more infectious variant, is fast catching up with the United States when it comes to the death toll, and the South American behemoth has the third-largest caseload in the world, following the US and India.
The South American country has recorded 526,892 deaths and 18,855,015 cases, as of Wednesday morning.
Asia-Pacific countries witnessed a surge in Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, as India's tally reached 30.6 million cases while Indonesia recorded spikes in both daily cases and deaths.
India's total tally rose to 30,619,932, as 34,703 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, according to the federal health ministry.
Besides, 553 deaths due to the pandemic were reported since Monday morning, taking the fatality toll to 403,281.
Situation in Bangladesh
In a disastrous turn, Bangladesh on Tuesday morning recorded its highest-ever cases in 24 hours, at 11,525, with the positivity rate hitting 31.46%.
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During the period, the country lost 163 more lives to Covid-19, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On Monday too, Bangladesh saw a record-high 9,964 cases and 164 deaths, as both infections and deaths have been mounting at an alarming speed.
The new numbers took the country’s death toll to 15, 392 and the caseload to 966,406.
The fresh coronavirus cases were detected after testing 36,631 samples during the period, the DGHS said.
However, the case fatality rate remained unchanged at 1.59% during the period.
So far, 844,515 people have recovered from Covid, putting the recovery rate at 87.39%, which is declining unlike other indicators.
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Among Tuesday's deceased, 91 were aged above 60, 29 between 51 and 60 years, 27 aged 41-50, 11 in the age group of 31-40, and five were aged between 21 and 30, as per a DGHS handout.
Khulna division logged 46 deaths on Tuesday, while Dhaka saw 45 and Rajshahi and Chattogram 24 each. Besides, 11 died in Rangpur, six in Barishal, five in Rangpur and two in Mymensingh divisions.
The country saw 2,404 Covid deaths in April, 1,169 in May and 1,884 in June, marking those the most fatal months of this year.
Also, July was the most fatal month of 2020, reporting 1,264 deaths followed by 1,197 deaths in June that year.