Bangladesh reported one more Covid-linked death and 313 cases in 24 hours till this morning (September 6, 2022). 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). The daily case test positivity rate rose to 6.71 percent from Monday's 6.68 percent as 4,662 samples were tested. Read: Onset of northern winter could see spike in Covid hospitalisations, deaths: WHO 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. 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.

The overall number of Covid cases has now surged past 600 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world. According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 600,358,815 and the death toll reached 6,470,926 on Sunday morning. The United States has the highest cumulative number of confirmed cases and deaths, both accounting for nearly 16 percent of the world's total. The US has recorded 95,331,020 cases so far and 1,065,555 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows. The United States is followed by India and Brazil, which have recorded cases exceeding 44 million and 34 million respectively, as well as 527,289 and 682,560 deaths. India reported 13,272 new cases of COVID-19 during the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 44,327,890, according to federal health ministry data released on Saturday morning, Saturday's new cases marked a decrease in comparison to the daily caseload of Friday which was 15,754. The country also logged 36 related deaths during the past 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 527,289 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said. Read: WHO: World coronavirus cases fall 24%; deaths rise in Asia In terms of the World Health Organization (WHO) regional offices, Europe and the Americas have so far reported more than 209 million and 151 million confirmed cases, as well as 1,964,786 and 2,711,779 deaths, respectively, reports Xinhua. The two regions combined account for over 72 percent of the world's total in confirmed cases and over 75 percent of deaths. As the weekly numbers of new COVID-19 cases and deaths have continued to decline according to the WHO statistics, the agency said on Wednesday that the pandemic remains a public health emergency of international concern, advising countries to be prepared to scale up COVID-19 response rapidly. Covid in Bangladesh Bangladesh reported zero Covid death and 100 new cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning. While the country's total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,315, the new cases took the caseload to 2,009,797, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate increased to 4.42 per cent from Friday’s 3.32 per cent as 2,265 samples were tested. The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 percent and the recovery rate rose to 97.19 per cent from Friday’s 97.18 per cent.

New coronavirus cases reported globally dropped nearly a quarter in the last week while deaths fell 6% but were still higher in parts of Asia, according to a report Thursday on the pandemic by the World Health Organization. The U.N. health agency said there were 5.4 million new COVID-19 cases reported last week, a decline of 24% from the previous week. Infections fell everywhere in the world, including by nearly 40% in Africa and Europe and by a third in the Middle East. COVID deaths rose in the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia by 31% and 12% respectively, but fell or remained stable everywhere else. At a press briefing Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said reported coronavirus deaths over the past month have surged 35%, and noted there had been 15,000 deaths in the past week. “15,000 deaths a week is completely unacceptable, when we have all the tools to prevent infections and save lives,” Tedros said. He said the number of virus sequences shared every week has plummeted 90%, making it extremely difficult for scientists to monitor how COVID-19 might be mutating. Read: Covid-19 vaccine consignment for kids arrive in Dhaka “But none of us is helpless,” Tedros said. “Please get vaccinated if you are not, and if you need a booster, get one.” On Thursday, WHO’s vaccine advisory group recommended for the first time that people most vulnerable to COVID-19, including older people, those with underlying health conditions and health workers, get a second booster shot. Numerous other health agencies and countries made the same recommendation months ago. The expert group also said it had evaluated data from the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for younger people and said children and teenagers were in the lowest priority group for vaccination, since they are far less likely to get severe disease. Joachim Hombach, who sits on WHO’s vaccine expert group, said it was also uncertain whether the experts would endorse widespread boosters for the general population or new combination vaccines that target the omicron variant. “We need to see what the data will tell us and we need to see actually (what) will be the advantage of these vaccines that comprise an (omicron) strain,” he said. Dr. Alejandro Cravioto, the expert group’s chair, said that unless vaccines were proven to stop transmission, their widespread use would be “a waste of the vaccine and a waste of time.” Earlier this week, British authorities authorized an updated version of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine that targets omicron and the U.K. government announced it would be offered to people over 50 beginning next month.

Two more people died from Covid, and 253 tested positive for the virus in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Friday morning. While the country's total fatalities reached 29,302, the new number took its caseload to 2,006,899, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case positivity rate dropped to 5.06 percent from Thursday's 5.14 percent as 5,002 samples were tested. Read: Covid forces suspension of production at Barapukuria Coal Mine for 15 more days The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 percent. The recovery rate rose to 97 percent from Thursday's 96.97 percent. In July, Bangladesh reported 142 Covid-linked deaths and 31,422 cases, the highest monthly death toll and caseload since March this year. The country reported its first zero Covid death on November 20 last year since the pandemic broke out here in March 2020. Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 in the same year.

The overall number of Covid cases is now nearing 571 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 570,835,424 and the death toll reached 6,395,522 Thursday morning. The US has recorded 91,767,460 cases so far and 1,050,702 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows. India's daily Covid-19 caseload Wednesday again breached the 20,000 mark after remaining below it for the past two days, officials said. According to the federal health ministry data released on Wednesday, 20,557 new cases of Covid were reported during the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 43,803,619 in the country. Read: Covid-19: Bangladesh logs 8 more deaths, 879 new cases The country reported 16,935 and 15,528 new cases on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. The country also logged 40 related deaths during this period, which has pushed the overall death toll to 525,825 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said. Covid situation in Bangladesh Bangladesh registered one more Covid-linked death with 1,104 cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. With the latest figures, the country's total fatalities reached 29,250 and the caseload 1,999,395, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case positivity rate increased to 12.20 per cent from Tuesday's 9.66 per cent as 9,055 samples were tested. The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 96.52 per cent from Monday's 96.51 per cent as 1,242 patients recovered during this period.

The overall number of Covid cases is now near 568 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 567,824,848 and the death toll reached 6,387,753 Monday morning. The US has recorded 91,275,149 cases so far and 1,048,843 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows. India recorded over 20,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the fourth straight day on Sunday, officials said. The health ministry's data showed that 20,528 cases of COVID-19 were reported during the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 43,750,599 in the country. Read: Macao extends lockdown to curb biggest COVID-19 outbreak The country also logged 49 COVID-19-related deaths during this period, pushing the overall death toll to 525,709 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said. The detection of a more contagious Omicron mutant, BA.2.75, which is gaining ground in India, has worried health officials. They feared that the new mutant may be able to spread rapidly and get around immunity from vaccines and previous infections. The Indian government has focused on promoting booster doses as the uptake for the third dose has been low. The drive to provide free booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to all adults at government centers began on Friday. Situation in Bangladesh Bangladesh recorded four more Covid-linked deaths with 900 cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning. With the latest figures, the country's total fatalities reached 29,234 while the caseload to 1,996,340, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case positivity rate declined to 11.12 per cent from Saturday’s 13.70 per cent from as 8,091 samples were tested. The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 96.42 per cent from Saturday's 96.37 per cent.

Bangladesh logged five more Covid-linked deaths with 1,027 cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning amid a surge in cases again in Bangladesh. The new numbers took the country's total fatalities to 29,217 while its caseload to 1,992,058, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case positivity rate increased to 13.79  per cent from Tuesday's 13.78 per cent as 7,523 samples were tested during the period. Four of the deceased were men while another was a woman. Four were from Dhaka while another from Rangpur division. Read:Bangladesh reports 4 Covid deaths with 1,728 cases Positivity rate now 16.89% The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.47 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 96.25 per cent as 1,559 patients recovered during the period. In June, the country reported 18 Covid-linked deaths and 20,201 new cases, according to the DGHS. Bangladesh reported its first zero Covid death on November 20 last year since the pandemic broke out here in March 2020. The country registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 in the same year.

Three more people died from Covid and 521 tested positive for the virus in 24 hours till Monday morning  amid a surge in cases again in Bangladesh. While the country's total fatalities reached 29,203, the new number took its caseload to 1,990,375, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case positivity rate dropped to 13.18 from Sunday's 17.47per cent as 3,947 samples were tested during the period. Two of the deceased were men while another was a woman and  all were from Dhaka division. The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.47 percent. The recovery rate rose to 96.18 percent as 1,105 patients recovered during the period. On the 27th epidemiological week of pandemic from July 4 to 10 this year, Bangladesh saw 57.9 per cent comorbidities in  38 Covid-linked deaths, said the DGHS Comorbidity means the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient. Read: Covid-19 and economic crisis will end soon, hopes Hasan Mahmud Of the 38 deceased, 13 didn’t receive any vaccine against Covid-19 while eight were vaccinated with the third dose, 13 with the second dose and four received the first dose. In June, the country reported 18 Covid-linked deaths and 20,201 new cases, according to the DGHS. Bangladesh reported its first zero Covid death on November 20 last year since the pandemic broke out here in March 2020. The country registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 in the same year.

After India's main opposition Congress party's leader Sonia Gandhi, her daughter Priyanka has contracted coronavirus. The 50-year-old is currently in home isolation in Delhi. Priyanka took to Twitter on Friday to announce that she had tested positive for Covid-19. "I've tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms. Following all the protocols, I have quarantined myself at home. I would request those who came in contact with me to take all necessary precautions," she wrote. Also read: India's top court orders release of ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi's assassin On Thursday, the Congress party tweeted to say that Sonia was down with Covid. "Congress President had developed mild fever & Covid symptoms last evening. On testing, she has been found to be Covid positive," senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala wrote. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon took to social media to wish Sonia a speedy recovery. "Wishing Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi Ji a speedy recovery from COVID-19," Modi wrote.

India's COVID-19 tally rose to 43,147,530 on Friday, as 2,710 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the health ministry's latest data. Besides, 14 deaths from the pandemic registered since Thursday morning took the total death toll to 524,539. Also Read: Global Covid cases top 530 million There are still 15,814 active COVID-19 cases in the country with an increase of 400 active cases during the past 24 hours. So far, 42,607,177 people have been successfully cured and discharged from hospitals, of whom 2,296 were discharged during the past 24 hours.