The total number of recorded Covid-19 cases around the world has now surpassed 683 million. According to the latest global data, the total Covid-19 case count is 683,393,282, while the death toll reached 6,827,486 this morning. The US has reported 106,109,844 Covid-19 cases so far, while 1,153,816 people have died from the virus in the country — both highest counts globally. India logged 1,890 new coronavirus cases, the highest in 149 days, while the active cases increased to 9,433, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. Read: Covid-19 survivors are at high risk of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases: Study The country recorded 2,208 cases in a single day on October 28 last year. The death count has increased to 530,831 with seven deaths. According to the ministry data, the Covid-19 case tally was recorded at 44,704,147. Meanwhile, France and Germany have registered 39,758,771 and 38,338,298 Covid-19 cases so far, occupying the third and fourth positions in the world number-wise, and 165,534 and 170,493 people have died in the European countries, as per Worldometer. Read More: China to reopen to tourists, resume all visas Wednesday Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh Bangladesh reported seven more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till Monday (March 27, 2023) morning. With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,038,008, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). However, the official death toll from Covid-19 remained unchanged at 29,445 as no new fatalities were reported in Bangladesh. Read More: Ignoring experts, China's sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives

Bangladesh saw a daily infection rate of 5.49% with 697 new cases reported until early Monday.

Six months after Bangladesh announced the detection of its first coronavirus patients, the number of officially confirmed Covid-19 cases inched closer to 3.3 lakh on Tuesday. The health authorities announced the detection of 1,892 new cases, taking the tally to 329,251. Among them, 4,552 have died – 36 in the last 24 hours. Bangladesh announced its first cases on March 8 and the first death on March 18. In the last 24 hours, 14,973 samples were tested. So far 1,659,697 samples have been tested in the country and 19.84 percent of them have turned out to be positive. During this period, 3,236 patients have recovered, taking the number of recoveries to 227,809. The recovery rate is now over 69 percent, according to a press release by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Bangladesh on Friday ranked 8th in the global weekly increase in new coronavirus cases, according to World Health Organization (WHO).