The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 261 million amid concern after detection of new variant of coronavirus Omicron  in some countries. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 261,434,076 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,199,349 on Monday morning. The US has recorded 48,229,210 cases to date and more than 776,639 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data. Read: Why WHO skipped ‘nu,’ ‘xi’ for new COVID variant Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, has registered 22,080,906, cases so far, while its Covid death toll rose to 614,278. India's COVID-19 tally rose to 34,572,523 on Sunday, as 8,774 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data. Besides, as many as 621 deaths due to the pandemic since Saturday morning took the total death toll to 468,554. Russia registered 33,548 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 9,570,373, the official monitoring and response center said Sunday. The nationwide death toll grew by 1,224 to 272,755, while the number of recoveries increased by 30,646 to 8,268,111. Meanwhile, World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday that it's not yet clear whether Omicron is more easily spread from person to person compared to other variants, even though the number of people testing positive has risen in South Africa where this variant was involved. It's also not yet clear whether Omicron causes more severe disease, but preliminary data suggests that there are increasing rates of hospitalization in South Africa, which however may be due to increasing overall numbers of people becoming infected, reports Xinhua. WHO classified on Friday the latest variant B.1.1.529 of SARS-CoV-2 virus, now with the name Omicron, as a ‘Variant of Concern’ (VOC). Situation in Bangladesh Bangladesh reported three more Covid-linked deaths along with 205 fresh cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning. With the latest cases, the daily-case positivity rate declined to 1.03 per cent from Saturday’s 1.15 per cent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the fresh numbers, the total fatalities rose to 27,978 while the caseload mounted to 15,75,784. Among the deceased, one was a woman and two men. Two of the deceased were from Dhaka division while the remaining one from Chattogram division. However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 per cent. Read: What we know and don’t know on new COVID variant The fresh cases were detected after testing 19,525 samples, the DGHS added. Besides, the recovery rate increased to 97.75 per cent with the recovery of 299 more patients during the 24-hour period. On November 20, Bangladesh logged this year’s first zero Covid-linked deaths with 178 cases. So far, 3,61,88,968 people have fully been vaccinated in the country while 5,88,72,031 received the first dose as of Saturday, according to the DGHS. However, Public health experts fear a slow pace of vaccination, waning vaccine immunity, sheer disregard for Covid safety protocols, reopening of schools and increased travel may set the stage for another Covid wave in Bangladesh -- a trend many European countries are witnessing now.

The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 259 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 259,380,413 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,173,924, Thursday morning. The US has recorded 48,090,894 cases to date and more than 775,369 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data. Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 22,043,112 cases as of Wednesday, while its Covid death toll rose to 613,339. Read: French prime minister positive for COVID-19, as cases rise India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,535,763 on Wednesday, as 9,283 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data. Besides, 437 deaths due to the pandemic since Tuesday morning took the total death toll to 466,584. The World Health Organization’s Europe office says projections show its 53-country region could face another 700,000 deaths in the pandemic by next spring, topping two million in total, reports AP. WHO Europe, which is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, also cited growing evidence of a decline in protection against infection and mild disease through vaccines, and said a “booster dose” should be given as a priority to the most vulnerable populations -- including people with weakened immune systems -- as well as people over age 60 and healthcare workers. Read: As virus surges in Eastern Europe, leaders slow to act The UN health agency’s international headquarters in Geneva, however, has repeatedly called for a moratorium on the use of boosters through year-end so that doses can be made available for many developing countries that have faced a severe lack of the Covid vaccines compared to the rich world. Situation in Bangladesh Bangladesh reported three more Covid-linked deaths for the second consecutive day along with 312 fresh cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. With this, the daily case positivity rate rose to 1.49 percent on Wednesday from Tuesday’s 1.45 percent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The positivity rate kept rising for the last three days as it was 1.42 percent on Monday and 1.16 on Sunday. Among the deceased, two were women and one was a man. Each of the deceased was from Chattogram, Rajshahi and Khulna divisions. With the fresh numbers, the total fatalities rose to 27,961 while the caseload mounted to 1,574,948. However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 percent. The fresh cases were detected after testing 20,770 samples, the directorate added. Besides, the recovery rate remained static at 97.73 percent, with the recovery of 338 more patients during the 24-hour period. On Saturday, Bangladesh logged zero Covid-linked deaths with 178 cases. So far, 3,54,14,244 people have fully been vaccinated in the country while 5,64,02,543 received the first dose as of Tuesday, according to the directorate.  

The overall global number of Covid cases is fast approaching 258 million amid the worldwide race to vaccinate people against the infectious disease. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 257,520,965 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,150,520 as of Monday morning. The US has recorded 47,730,591 cases to date and more than 771,118 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data. Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 22,017,276 cases as of Monday, while its Covid death toll rose to 612,659. India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,510,413 on Sunday as 10,488 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data. Read: US opens COVID boosters to all adults, urges them for 50+ Besides, 313 deaths due to the pandemic since Saturday morning took the total death toll to 465,662. Russia has confirmed 36,970 Covid-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 9,331,158, the official monitoring and response center said Sunday. Meanwhile, the national COVID-19 death toll grew by 1,252 to 264,095, while the number of recoveries increased by 32,504 to 8,024,930. Confirmed cases in Russia over the past seven days declined by 5.5 percent from a week ago, with Moscow seeing an even sharper drop of about 30 percent, the center said. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization says coronavirus deaths in Europe rose 5% in the last week, making it the only region in the world where Covid-19 deaths increased.  The U.N. health agency said confirmed cases jumped 6% globally, driven by increases in the Americas, Europe and Asia, reports AP. In its weekly report on the pandemic issued late Tuesday, WHO said COVID-19 deaths in all regions other than Europe remained stable or declined, and totaled 50,000 worldwide last week. Of the 3.3 million new infections reported, 2.1 million came from Europe. It was the seventh consecutive week that COVID-19 cases continued to mount across the 61 countries and territories that WHO counts in its European region, which stretches through Russia to Central Asia. Situation in Bangladesh After seeing a deathless day from Covid-19, Bangladesh reported seven more deaths in 24 hours till Sunday morning along with 199 fresh infections. Bangladesh on Saturday logged zero Covid-linked deaths with 178 cases. The daily case positivity rate declined to 1.16 per cent today from Saturday’s 1.18 per cent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Six of today’s deceased were men and one was a woman. Five of the deaths were reported from Dhaka division while one each from Chattogram and Khulna divisions. With the fresh numbers, the total fatalities rose to 27,953 while the caseload mounted to 1,574,088. However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 per cent. The fresh cases were detected after testing 17,135 samples, the DGHS added. Read:Zero death from Covid brings relief for Bangladesh Besides, the recovery rate remained the same as 97.72 per cent with the recovery of 192 more patients during the 24-hour period. Some of the leading public health experts in Bangladesh have warned that the current trend of plummeting Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh could well be the obvious calm before a cataclysmic storm. Their fears center on children below 12 who remain out of the vaccine coverage and the elderly people. These experts fear a slow pace of vaccination, waning vaccine immunity, sheer disregard for Covid-safety protocols, reopening of schools and increased travel may set the stage for another Covid wave in Bangladesh -- a trend many European countries are witnessing now.

The overall global number of Covid-19 cases is approaching 253 million amid spike in infections in several countries including Western European ones. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 253, 294,186 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,100,195 as of Monday morning. The US has recorded 47,074,080 cases to date and more than 763,092 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data. READ: Global Covid cases near 253 million amid vaccination  Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 21,957,967 cases as of Sunday, while its Covid death toll rose to 611,283. India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,437,307 on Sunday, as 11,271 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data. Besides, 285 deaths due to the pandemic since Saturday morning took the total death toll to 463,530. Russia recorded 8,918,926 cases with fatalities of 250,609 so far. For two months now, a stubborn wave of virus infections has ripped mercilessly through several countries in Central and Eastern Europe, where vaccination rates are much lower than elsewhere on the continent, reports AP.  While medical workers pleaded for tough restrictions or even lockdowns, leaders let the virus rage unimpeded for weeks.   READ: Global Covid cases top 252 million “I don’t believe in measures. I don’t believe in the same measures that existed before the vaccines,” Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said last month as the Balkan nation sustained some of its worst daily death tolls of the pandemic. “Why do we have vaccines then?” A World Health Organization official declared earlier this month that Europe is again at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. While several Western European countries are seeing spikes in infections, it is nations to the East that are driving fatalities.  Romania, Bulgaria and the Balkan states recorded some of the highest per-capita death rates in the world in the first week of November, according to the WHO. Situation in Bangladesh Bangladesh recorded four more Covid-linked deaths and reported 223 fresh infections in 24 hours till Sunday morning. The daily-case positivity rate slightly increased to 1.14 per cent from Saturday’s 1.11 per cent. The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,922 while the country’s caseload mounted to 15,72,501, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the deceased, one was a man and three were women. Dhaka division logged three Covid-linked deaths today while Chattogram division reported one on Sunday, said the DGHS. However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 per cent. The fresh cases were detected after testing 19,517 samples, the DGHS added. Besides, the recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.71 per cent with the recovery of 212 more patients during the 24-hour period.

Although Covid-19 cases around the world are declining the overall number of cases is approaching 250 million as the virus is still infecting people. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 249,849,645 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,048,854, as of Monday morning. The US has recorded 46,487,740 cases to date and more than 754,429 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data. In the US, winter is coming and diseases like Covid-19 often spread easier with people indoors and closer together. The worst surge in the nation happened last winter, before the vaccines were widely available, reports AP. Read: Fuel price hike a fresh blow to Covid-hit economy: Experts While cases around the world are declining, the World Health Organization said this week new cases jumped by 6% in Europe, compared with an 18% increase the previous week. The number of Americans in the hospital with Covid-19 is averaging around 42,000, the lowest number since the beginning of August, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But deaths, which lag behind increasing case counts because it can take weeks for the disease to kill, continue to mount. The US is averaging 1,100 coronavirus deaths per day, down from more than 1,600 two weeks ago. Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 21,880,439 cases as of Monday, while its Covid death toll rose to 609,447. India's COVID-19 tally rose to 34,355,536 on Sunday, as 10,853 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data. Besides, 526 deaths due to the pandemic since Saturday morning took the total death toll to 460,791. Russia registered 39,165 COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the national tally to 8,795,095, the official monitoring and response center said Sunday. The national death toll grew by 1,179 to 246,814 and the number of recoveries increased by 26,806 to 7,561,978. Situation in Bangladesh Bangladesh logged four more Covid-linked deaths and reported 178 fresh infections in 24 hours till Sunday morning. On Saturday, the country saw just a single death from Covid-19 which was the lowest in nearly 18 months along with 154 cases. The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,895 while the country’s caseload mounted to 1,571,013, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Read: Bangladesh records single Covid-linked death in 24 hrs Three of the deceased were men and one was a woman. Meanwhile, the daily-case positivity rate slightly declined to 1.17 per cent from Saturday’s 1.18 per cent. However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 per cent. The fresh cases were detected after testing 15, 234 samples, said the DGHS. Also, the recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.70 per cent with the recovery of 190 more patients during the period. So far, 3,12,88,572 people have fully been vaccinated in the country while 4,55,91,130 received the first dose as of Sunday, according to the DGHS.

The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 239 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 238, 667,817 while the death tally from the virus reached 4, 864,632 on Wednesday morning. The US has recorded 44,560, 993 cases to date and more than 716,447 people have died so far from the virus in the country as per the university data. Brazil, which has the world's second-highest death toll from COVID-19 behind the United States, saw its death toll exceed 600,000 on Friday. Read: India will soon cross 100 cr mark in COVID-19 vaccination, says Mansukh Mandaviya The South American country has registered 21,590,097cases as of Tuesday, while its Covid death toll has risen to 601,398. India's Covid-19 tally rose to 33,985,920 on Tuesday as 14, 313 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, according to the federal health ministry. Besides, 181 deaths were reported across the country.in the past 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 450,963. Situation in Bangladesh Covid-19 claimed 14 more lives in Bangladesh and infected 543 others in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. With the fresh numbers, the Covid-19 fatalities reached 27,713 in Bangladesh while the caseload mounted to 15,63,501, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the latest deceased, four were women and 10 men. Six of them died in Dhaka division, four in Chattogram, two in Khulna and one each in Barishal and Rangpur divisions. Bangladesh logged seven Covid-19 deaths on October 8, the lowest since March 17 this year when the country recorded 11 such deaths. The fresh cases were detected after testing 22,924 samples. Read: Finally, Covid jabs reach remote riverine islands of Kurigram With this, the daily-case positivity rate decreased slightly to 2.35% percent from Monday’s 2.58%, said the DGHS. Bangladesh recorded below 3% daily-positivity rate in February this year. However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77%. However, the recovery rate increased slightly to 97.55% with 701 more patients getting cured during the period from Monday’s 97.53%. So far, 15,25,168 people have recovered from the deadly virus infections, the DGHS added.

The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 138 million amid mass vaccination efforts in different parts of the world. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total Covid case count and fatalities stand at 237,854,917 and 4,851,562, respectively, as of Monday morning. The US has recorded 44,339,747 cases and 713,227 fatalities to date, according to the university data. Read: Covid highlights growing need for mental health support Brazil currently has the world's second-highest pandemic death toll after the United States and the third-largest caseload after the United States and India. Brazil has registered 21,575,820 cases so far. The country's Covid death toll has also risen to 601,011 as it has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January. According to AP, Brazil appears intent on returning to pre-pandemic normalcy, even as its death toll tops 600,000, according to official data on Friday from the health ministry. Relief in both COVID-19 cases and deaths have been particularly welcome given experts’ warnings that the delta variant would produce another wave of destruction in the country with the second-most victims. So far, that hasn’t materialized. The country’s average daily death toll has hovered around 500 for a month, down sharply from more than 3,000 in April. Almost 45% of the population is fully vaccinated, and a booster shot is being administered to the elderly. A greater percentage of Brazilians are at least partially vaccinated compared to Americans or Germans, according to Our World in Data, an online research site. India's COVID-19 tally rose to 33,953,475 on Sunday, even as 18,166 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data. The number of new cases recorded in a day are the lowest in the past 214 days, said a statement by the federal health ministry. Besides, as many as 214 deaths due to the pandemic since Saturday morning took the total death toll to 450,589. Read: Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 600,000 Meanwhile, Russia has recorded a new record-high daily death toll from COVID-19, continuing a persistent rise that has brought new records almost daily in October. The national coronavirus task force reported Saturday that 968 people in Russia died of COVID-19 over the past day — about 100 more daily deaths than were recorded in late September. The task force said more than 29,000 new infections also were confirmed in the past day. Authorities blame the steep rise on the country’s low vaccination rate. Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said Friday that 47.8 million Russians, or almost 33% of Russia’s nearly 146 million people, had received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, and 42.4 million, or about 29%, were fully vaccinated, reports AP. The coronavirus task force of Russia reports has reported a total of about 7.8 million cases and 215,453 deaths in the pandemic. Situation in Bangladesh Covid-19 in Bangladesh claimed 14 more lives and infected another 481 in 24 hours till Sunday morning. With the fresh numbers, the Covid-19 fatalities reached 27,688 in Bangladesh while the caseload mounted to 1,562,359, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The fresh cases were detected after testing 20,355 samples. Read: Covid-19: Experts say Bangladesh close to reaching herd immunity threshold With this, the daily-case positivity rate declined slightly to 2.36 percent from Friday’s 2.45 percent, said the DGHS. Bangladesh recorded below 3% daily-positivity rate last on February this year. However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 percent. The recovery rate slightly rose to 97.53 percent with the recovery of 699 more patients during this time. So far, 1,523,833 people have recovered from the deadly virus infections, the DGHS added.

The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 238 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 237,515, 633 while the death tally from the virus reached 4,846,717 on Sunday morning. The US has recorded 44,317, 464 cases to date and more than 712,984 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data. Read: Covid highlights growing need for mental health support Brazil, which has the world's second-highest death toll from COVID-19 behind the United States, saw its death toll exceed 600,000 on Friday. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, the South American nation logged 600,830 deaths and 21,567,181 cases in the last 24 hours. India's COVID-19 tally rose to 33,935,309 on Saturday, as 19,740 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data. Besides, 248 more deaths were recorded since Friday morning, taking the death toll to 450,375. Read:Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 600,000 Situation in Bangladesh Covid-19 killed 20 more people in Bangladesh and infected 415 others in 24 hours till Saturday morning.  On Friday, the single-day death toll fell to seven, the lowest in eight months, as the country reported 645 cases on the day.  With the fresh numbers, the Covid-19 fatalities reached 27,674 in Bangladesh while the caseload mounted to 1,561,878, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The fresh cases were detected after testing 16,925 samples.  With this, the daily-case positivity rate declined slightly to 2.45 percent from Friday’s 2.77 percent, said the DGHS.  Recording below 5 percent positivity rate for 16 consecutive days, Bangladesh has earned the eligibility for mass unlocking, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) standards.  However, the country eased its lockdown restrictions on August 11, even though public health experts warned of Delta variant’s spread. Read:Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Daily-death toll goes up again, cases fall However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 percent. The recovery rate slightly rose to 97.52 percent with the recovery of 543 more patients during this time. So far, 1,523,134 people have recovered from the deadly virus infections, the DGHS added.

The overall number of global Covid cases has now surged past 232 million, despite the ongoing mass inoculations in several countries. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count and fatalities mounted to 232,306,848 and 4,755,859, respectively, on Tuesday morning. The US has recorded 43,116,407 cases to date while more than 690,426 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data. Read: Biden, McConnell get COVID-19 boosters, encourage vaccines With more than 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available, US health authorities said they’re confident that there will be enough for both qualified older Americans seeking booster shots and the young children for whom initial vaccines are expected to be approved in the not-too-distant future, reports AP. The spike in demand — expected following last week’s federal recommendation on booster shots — would be the first significant jump in months. More than 70 million Americans remain unvaccinated despite the enticement of lottery prizes, free food or gifts and pleas from exhausted healthcare workers as the average number of deaths per day climbed to more than 1,900 in recent weeks. Brazil which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 21,366,395 cases on Monday. Brazil's Covid death toll has also risen to 594,653. India's Covid-19 tally rose to 33,678,786 on Monday, as 26,041 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data. Besides, 276 deaths were recorded since Sunday morning, taking the death toll to 447,194. Read: Turkey working on developing national Covid vaccine Situation in Bangladesh Covid-19 in Bangladesh claimed 25 more lives and infected 1,212 others in 24 hours till Monday morning.  The fresh cases were detected after testing 27,287 samples keeping the daily case positivity rate at 4.36 percent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).  With this, the daily case positivity rate of Covid-19 in the country remained below 5 percent for the seventh consecutive day.  According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the daily case positivity rate of 5 percent or below for 14 days is considered safe for mass unlocking. The fresh numbers reported on Monday took the total fatalities to 27,439 while the caseload mounted to 1,552,563, said the DGHS. Read: Covid easing in Bangladesh, but it still kills 25 more However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 percent. The recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.43 percent, with the recovery of 1,202 more patients during the period. So far, 1,512,681 people have recovered from the deadly virus infections in Bangladesh, the DGHS said.

The overall number of global Covid cases is gradually approaching 232 million amid spread of Delta variant. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 231,820,802 with 4,748,055 fatalities as of Monday morning. The US has recorded 42,931,354 cases to date and more than 688,032 people have died so far from the virus in the country, said university data. Read: COVID-19 vaccine boosters could mean billions for drugmakers With more than 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available, U.S. health authorities said they’re confident there will be enough for both qualified older Americans seeking booster shots and the young children for whom initial vaccines are expected to be approved in the not-too-distant future, reports AP. The spike in demand — expected following last week’s federal recommendation on booster shots — would be the first significant jump in months. More than 70 million Americans remain unvaccinated despite the enticement of lottery prizes, free food or gifts and pleas from exhausted health care workers as the average number of deaths per day climbed to more than 1,900 in recent weeks. Brazil which has been experiencing new wave of cases since January, registered 21,351,972 cases. Brazil's Covid-19 death toll has also risen to 594,443. Read:Full-scale Covid testing at Dhaka airport starts Tuesday India's COVID-19 tally rose to 33,652,745 on Sunday, as 28,326 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data. Besides, as many as 260 deaths due to the pandemic during the period took the total death toll to 446,918. Situation in Bangladesh Covid-19 in Bangladesh claimed 21 more lives and infected 980 others in 24 hours till Sunday morning. This is the lowest number of deaths since May 26 when the country reported 17 single-day Covid deaths. The latest cases were detected after testing 22,221 samples showing a slight fall in the daily-case positivity rate from Saturday’s 4.59 percent to 4.41 percent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). On Saturday, after more than four months, the country saw below 1,000 single-day cases, reporting 818 Covid cases in 24-hour period. According to the DGHS, the fresh numbers of deaths and cases took the country’s total Covid-19 fatalities to 27,414 while the caseload mounted to 1,551,351. Read: Covid daily death toll falls to 21 in Bangladesh Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 percent. The recovery rate increased slightly to 97.43 percent with the recovery of 1,312 more patients during the period. So far, 1,511,479 people have recovered from the deadly virus infections, the DGHS added. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the daily case positivity rate remaining at 5 percent or below for 14 days is considered safe for mass unlocking.