As the Coronavirus keeps spreading, the global death toll from the virus reached 2.8 million on Thursday.   The total case count reached 128,791,500 while the death toll mounted to 2,814,899 as of Thursday morning, according to the data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The US, the worst-hit country in terms of active patients and deaths, has so far recorded 30,459,483 cases and 552,038 fatalities, as per the university data. The North American country surpassed the grime milestone of 30 million confirmed Covid cases. Brazil has logged 321,515 Covid-19 deaths, with a daily average of more than 2,500 deaths in March, making it a global epicenter of the pandemic. Brazil reported a record daily Covid-19 death toll of 3,869 on Wednesday, its Health Ministry said.    In addition, Covid-19 cases in Brazil rose to 12,748,747 after 90,638 new cases were reported. Also read: Global Covid cases near 118 million India's Covid tally rose to 12,149,335 on Wednesday as 53,480 new cases were reported from across the country, according to the latest figures released by its federal health ministry. Besides, 354 deaths had also been reported since Tuesday morning, taking the death toll to 162,468. Situation in Bangladesh Bangladesh recorded 52 Coronavirus-related deaths in 24 hours till Wednesday, the highest single-day death toll since the pandemic hit the country. Besides, the country’s health authorities recorded over 5,000 fresh cases for the third straight day. The latest figures showed 5,358 new cases in a 24-hour period until morning, which pushed up the caseload to 611,295, according to a handout issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Besides, the coronavirus fatalities reached 9,046 with the new deaths. Also Read:  Global Covid-19 cases approaching 114 million Bangladesh reported its first coronavirus cases on March 8 last year and the first death on the 18th of that month. Stronger protective steps The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) issued an 18-point directive on Monday for the next two weeks to contain the spread of coronavirus. On the same day, the Health Ministry also proposed partial lockdowns for some places with higher Covid-19 transmission rates. Other recommendations by the Health Ministry include closure of amusement centres, picnic spots, religious gatherings, limiting wedding ceremonies, strengthening quarantine systems, limiting passengers in public transports, and limiting attendance in offices. It also suggested strong enforcement of the ‘no mask no service’ policy, increasing numbers of mobile courts and slapping fines on health guideline violators. Vaccination drive Also Read: Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Daily death toll, new cases rise The government rolled out a countrywide mass vaccination campaign on February 7 with doses received from the Serum Institute of India. Bangladesh inked an agreement with Serum in December last year for 30 million doses to be supplied between January and June this year – 5 million each month.  

As the coronavirus is continuing its spread across the world, a total of  76.2 million people have been infected  globally and 1,684,816 have died, according to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

The global death toll from Covid-19 pandemic surged past 1.5 million on Friday morning, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

India's COVID-19 caseload surpassed 3 million on Sunday, according to the latest data released by the federal health ministry.

The death toll from Covid-19 globally reached 803,479 on Sunday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

The global death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 600,000, said the Johns Hopkins University.

With the sharp rise in infections in many countries, the global coronavirus cases have soared to 10,836,500 on Friday morning, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of Johns Hopkins University (JHU).   Besides, the virus has so far claimed the lives of 520,634 people globally, shows the JHU data.   According to the data, Brazil is the second most infected country after the US with 1,496, 858 coronavirus cases and 61,884 deaths as of Friday morning.   Meanwhile, India has occupied the fourth position after Russia with 604,641 confirmed Covid-19 cases. The country has so far reported 17,834 deaths.   Russia counted the third highest Covid-19 cases- 660,231, after the US and Brazil till date.   Among the countries, the US has been the worst-hit one with the highest recorded deaths of 128,684 patients and about 2,735,554 confirmed cases.

The global death toll from Covid-19 reached 504,851 on Tuesday morning while the confirmed cases crossed 10,275,392, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of the Johns Hopkins University.   JHU Dashboard by its Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) shows Brazil as the second most infected country after the U.S., with 1,368,195 coronavirus cases and 58,314 deaths as of Tuesday morning.   Meanwhile, South Asian country India has come up to the fourth position after Russia with 548,318 confirmed Covid-19 cases. The country has so far reported 16,475 deaths.   Russia counted the third highest Covid-19 cases- 640,246, after the US and Brazil till the date.   Among the countries, the US has been the worst-hit with the highest recorded deaths of 126,131 patients and about 2,588,020 confirmed cases.   In the US, New York State alone counted 31,403 deaths till the date.   The UK has the third-highest death toll at 43,689, followed by Italy with 34,744, France 29,816 and Spain 28,346, according to Johns Hopkins University.   Coronavirus cases were first reported in China in December last year.   The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the coronavirus crisis a pandemic on March 11.   Situation in Bangladesh

The death toll from Covid-19 across the globe reached 488, 740 on Friday morning, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of  Johns Hopkins University.

The global death toll from Covid-19 reached 482, 128 on Thursday morning, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of  Johns Hopkins University.