The global COVID-19 caseload reached 81.9 million on Wednesday amid reports of a new, more contagious coronavirus variant affecting a number of countries.

A total of 68.8 million people have been infected with coronavirus globally and over 1.5 million of them died, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).   The global caseload stood at 68,848,383 with 1,568,734 fatalities on Thursday.   The United States recorded 15,384,264 cases as of Thursday morning with 289,257 deaths.   The total number of Covid-19 cases in the US topped 15 million on Tuesday.   With an additional 49 deaths reported on Wednesday, the death toll from the coronavirus in Washington state has surpassed 3,000, according to state health officials, reports AP.   Since the pandemic began, 3,016 people in Washington have died from the virus that causes COVID-19, according to the state Department of Health. The total number of confirmed cases in the state is now nearing 190,000, officials said.   India's Covid-19 tally reached 9,735,850 on Thursday while the death toll mounted to 141,360 according to the JHU data.   Brazil has recorded the world's second-highest COVID-19 death toll, after the United States, and the third-largest caseload, after the United States and India.   The country registered on Thursday 53,453 new cases, raising the nationwide tally to 6,728,452, the Health Ministry said.   Meanwhile, 836 deaths were recorded over the past 24 hours, taking the national count to 178,995.   Infections have been reported in more than 191 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

Bangladesh on Tuesday reported 2,202  new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, pushing the country’s total tally to 481,945.

The global number of confirmed coronavirus cases exceeded 65.8 million with 1.5 million fatalities on Saturday, according to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

Bangladesh on Wednesday reported 2,198 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 469,423.

The number of global Covid-19 cases surged past 62 million on Sunday, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

Bangladesh on Wednesday announced 2,111 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, pushing up the total tally to 438,795.

The Covid-19 caseload stood at 54,992,571 on Tuesday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

Over 54 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed around the world while the global death toll surged to 1,316,502 on Monday.

Bangladesh reported  1837 new cases of Covid-19  in the past 24 hours until Sunday morning, taking the country’s overall tally to 432,333.