Global Covid cases
Global Covid cases near 238 million
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Covid-19: Global cases near 238 million
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Global Covid cases top 237 million
The overall number of global Covid cases has now surged past 237 million, despite the ongoing mass inoculations in several countries.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count and fatalities from coronavirus mounted to 237,224,675 and 4,842,443, respectively, on Saturday.
The US has recorded 44,289,976 cases to date, while more than 712,693 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data.
The number of Americans getting Covid-19 shots has steadily increased to a three-month high as seniors and people with medical conditions seek boosters, and government and employer mandates push more workers to take their first doses, reports AP.
The total number of doses being administered in the US is climbing towards an average of 1 million per day, almost double the level from mid-July — but still far below last spring. The increase is mainly due to boosters, with nearly 10% of the nation’s over-65 population already getting third shots, but there are signs of increased demand from other groups as well.
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On Thursday, 1.1 million doses were given, including just over 306,000 to newly vaccinated people, said Dr Cyrus Shahpar, the White House Covid-19 data director.
Brazil, which has the world's second-highest death toll from Covid-19 after the US, saw its death toll exceed 600,000 on Friday.
According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, the South American nation logged 600,425 deaths and 21,550,730 cases, after registering 615 deaths and 18,172 cases in 24 hours.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 33,915,569 on Friday, as 21,257 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.
Besides, 217 deaths due to the pandemic since Thursday morning took the total death toll to 450,127.
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Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged seven Covid-19 deaths, the lowest since March, in 24 hours till Friday morning, with 645 infections reported during this period.
The single-day daily death toll was the lowest since March 17 this year when the country recorded 11 Covid-related deaths.
The fresh cases were detected after 23,302 samples were tested, slightly decreasing the daily case positivity rate to 2.77 percent from Thursday’s 2.97 percent, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With this, the daily case positivity rate in the country remained below 5 percent for the 15th consecutive day, which makes the country ready for mass unlocking.
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), if the daily-case positivity rate remains at 5 percent or below for 14 days, it is considered safe for mass unlocking.
In Bangladesh, the daily case positivity rate reached its peak of 32.55 percent on July 24 this year.
The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,654 while the caseload mounted to 15,61,463, the DGHS said.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 percent.
The recovery rate slightly increased to 97.51 percent, with the recovery of 814 more patients during this time.
So far, 15,22,591 people have recovered from the deadly virus infection, the DGHS said.
Global Covid cases near 237 million
The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 237 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 236, 737,258 while the death tally from the virus reached 4,833,670 on Friday morning.
The US has recorded 44,158,48 cases to date and more than 710,173 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 21,532,558 cases as of Thursday, while its Covid death toll has risen to 599,865.
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India's Covid-19 tally rose to 33,914,465 on Thursday, as 21,463 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, according to the federal health ministry.
Besides, 277 fresh deaths since Tuesday have pushed up the death toll to 450,160. A total of 151 deaths were reported from the southern state of Kerala, the most affected.
Situation in Bangladesh
Covid-19 in Bangladesh claimed 12 more lives and infected 663 others in 24 hours till Thursday morning.
The single-day daily death toll is the lowest since March 17 this year when the country recorded 11 Covid-related deaths.
The fresh cases were detected after 22,321 samples were tested, which have slightly increased the daily case positivity rate to 2.97 percent from Wednesday’s 2.88 percent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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With this, the daily case positivity rate in the country remained below 5 percent for the 14th consecutive day.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), if the daily-case positivity rate remains at 5 percent or below for 14 days, it is considered safe for mass unlocking.
In Bangladesh, the daily case positivity rate reached its peak of 32.55 percent on July 24 this year.
The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,647 while the caseload mounted to 15,60,818, said the DGHS.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 percent.
The recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.50 percent, with the recovery of 664 more patients during the period.
So far, 15,21,777 people have recovered from the deadly virus infection, the DGHS said.
Global Covid cases near 237 million
The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 237 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 236, 476,427 while the death tally from the virus reached 4,827,642 on Thursday morning.
The US has recorded 44,058,671 cases to date and more than 707,775 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 21,516,967 cases as of Wednesday. Brazil's Covid-19 death toll has risen to 599,359.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 33,871,881 on Wednesday, as 18,833 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, according to the federal health ministry's latest data.
Besides, 278 fresh deaths since Tuesday have pushed up the death toll to 449,538. A total of 151 deaths were reported from the southern state of Kerala, the most affected state in India.
Situation in Bangladesh
Twenty-three more people died of Covid-19 and 703 new cases were detected in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
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On Tuesday, the country logged 23 Covid-linked deaths and 694 fresh cases.
The fresh cases emerged after 24,376 samples were tested.
With this, the daily-case positivity rate slightly rose to 2.88 percent from Tuesday’s 2.72 percent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily-case positivity rate in the country remained below 5 percent for the 13th consecutive day.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), if the daily-case positivity rate remains at 5 percent or below for 14 days, it is considered safe for mass unlocking.
In Bangladesh, the daily-case positivity rate reached its peak of 32.55 percent on July 24 this year.
The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,635 while the caseload mounted to 15,60,155, said the DGHS.
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However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 percent.
The recovery rate slightly increased to 97.50 percent, with the recovery of 817 more patients during the period.
So far, 15,21,113 people have recovered from the deadly virus infection, the DGHS said.
Global Covid cases near 236 million
The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 236 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total Covid case count and fatalities stand at 235,794,170 and 4,816,009, respectively, as of Wednesday morning.
The US has recorded 43,945,725 cases and 705,116 fatalities to date, according to the university data.
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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 21,499,074 cases so far. The country's Covid death toll has also risen to 598,829 as it has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January.
India's Covid tally rose to 33,853,048 on Tuesday, as some 18,346 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry.
Besides, as many as 263 deaths due to the pandemic since Monday morning took the country's total Covid death toll to 449,260.
Most deaths, 149, were reported from the southern state of Kerala, which continues to be the worst Covid-affected state in India.
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Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh on Tuesday morning recorded 694 new Covid cases and 23 more deaths from the virus infection in 24 hours. On Monday, the country saw 18 Covid-related deaths and 794 cases.
The fresh cases were detected after 25,499 samples were tested, which brought down the daily case positivity rate to 2.72 percent from Monday’s 3.19 percent, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case positivity rate in the country remained below 5 percent for the 13th consecutive day.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), if the daily-case positivity rate remains at 5 percent or below for 14 days, it is considered safe for mass unlocking.
The daily case positivity rate in Bangladesh reached its peak of 32.55 percent on July 24 this year and the country reported the lowest at 0.65 percent on March 30, 2020.
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The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,614 while the caseload mounted to 15,59,452, said the DGHS.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 percent.
The recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.49 percent, with the recovery of 708 more patients during the 24-hour period.
So far, 15,20,296 people have recovered from the deadly virus infection, the DGHS said.
Global Covid cases approach 235 million
The overall number of global Covid cases is gradually approaching 235 million amid the ongoing mass inoculation in different countries.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count and fatalities mounted to 234,894,793 and 4,801,312, respectively, on Monday morning.
The US has recorded 43,683,048 cases and more than 701,169 fatalities to date, according to the university data.
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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 registered 21,468,121cases. Brazil's Covid-19 death toll has also risen to 597,948 as it has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January.
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 33,813,903 on Sunday morning as 22,842 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the federal health ministry's data showed.
Besides, 244 more deaths were recorded during the period, taking the death toll to 448,817.
Meanwhile, Russia on Sunday reported a record daily death toll from COVID-19, the fifth time in a week that deaths have hit a new high.
According to AP, the national coronavirus task force said 890 deaths were recorded over the past day, exceeding the 887 reported on Friday. The task force also said the number of new infections in the past day was the second-highest of the year at 25,769.
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Overall, Russia, a nation of 146 million people, has Europe’s highest death toll from the pandemic, nearly 210,000 people.
Situation in Bangladesh
Covid-19 claimed 18 more lives in Bangladesh with 617 new cases being detected in 24 hours till Sunday morning.
The number of daily fatalities is the lowest recorded since May 26 when the country reported 17 Covid-linked deaths.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 21,246 samples which lowered the daily case positivity rate to 2.90 per cent from Saturday’s 3.43 per cent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case positivity rate in the country remained below 5 per cent for the 11th consecutive day.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), if the daily-case positivity rate remains at 5 per cent or below for 14 days it is considered to be safe for mass unlocking.
The daily case positivity rate in Bangladesh reached its peak 32.55 percent on July 24 this year.
The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,573 while the caseload mounted to 15,57,964, said the DGHS.
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However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 per cent.
The recovery rate slightly increased to 97.48 per cent with the recovery of 1,112 more patients during the 24-hour period.
So far, 15,18,754 people have recovered from the deadly virus infections, the DGHS added.
Global Covid cases near 235 million
The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 235 million amid the ongoing mass inoculation in different countries.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count and fatalities mounted to 234,577,843 and 4,796,489, respectively, on Sunday morning.
The US has recorded 43,658,910 cases to date and more than 700,959 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data.
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The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 700,000 late Friday — a number greater than the population of Boston. The last 100,000 deaths occurred during a time when vaccines — which overwhelmingly prevent deaths, hospitalizations and serious illness — were available to any American over the age of 12, reports AP.
The milestone is deeply frustrating to doctors, public health officials and the American public, who watched a pandemic that had been easing earlier in the summer take a dark turn. Tens of millions of Americans have refused to get vaccinated, allowing the highly contagious delta variant to tear through the country and send the death toll from 600,000 to 700,000 in 3 1/2 months.
Brazil which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 21,459,117 cases. Brazil's Covid-19 death toll has also risen to 597,723.
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 33,791,061 on Saturday morning as 24,354 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the health ministry's data showed.
Besides this, 234 related deaths have taken place during the past 24 hours, which took the total death toll to 448,573.
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Situation in Bangladesh
Twenty-four people died of Covid infections in Bangladesh and 589 more infected in 24 hours till Saturday morning.
The number of cases is the lowest since May 16, when the country saw 363 cases.On Friday, the country logged 21 Covid deaths and 847 cases.
The new cases till Saturday morning were detected after testing 17, 283 samples.
With this, the daily case positivity rate declined slightly to 3.41 percent from Friday’s 3.43 per cent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case positivity rate in the country remained below 5 per cent for the 10th consecutive day.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), if the daily-case positivity rate remains at 5 per cent or below for 14 days it is considered to be safe for mass unlocking.
The daily case positivity rate in Bangladesh reached its peak 32.55 percent on July 24 this year.
The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,555 while the caseload mounted to 15,57,347, said the DGHS.
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However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 per cent.
The recovery rate slightly increased to 97.45 per cent with the recovery of 741 more patients during the 24-hour period.
So far, 15,17,642 people have recovered from the deadly virus infections, the DGHS added.
Global Covid cases near 234 million
The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 234 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 233,691,159 while the death tally from the virus reached 4,781,886 on Friday morning.
The US has recorded 43,457,690 cases to date and more than 697,832 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 21,427,073 cases as of Thursday. Brazil's Covid-19 death toll has risen to 596,800.
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Besides, India's Covid-19 tally rose to 33,765,488 on Thursday, as 27,300 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry's data.
Besides, as many as 282 deaths due to the pandemic since Tuesday morning took the total death toll to 448,372.
Situation in Bangladesh
Covid-19 in Bangladesh claimed 23 more lives and infected 860 others in 24 hours till Thursday morning, showing a slight increase in the number of fatalities and decrease in cases compared to that of the previous day.
On Wednesday, the country logged 17 Covid deaths and 1,178 cases .
The new cases were detected after testing 28,599 samples.
The daily case positivity rate declined further to 3.24 percent from Wednesday’s 4.12, 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 ninth consecutive day.
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), if the daily-case positivity rate remains at 5 percent or below for 14 days, it is considered safe for mass unlocking.
The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,510 while the caseload mounted to 15,55,911, said the directorate.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 percent.
The recovery rate slightly increased to 97.43 percent with the recovery of 979 more patients during the period.
So far, 15,15,941 people have recovered from the deadly virus infections, the DGHS said.
Global Covid cases surpass 233 million
The overall number of global Covid cases has now surged past 233 million, even with mass inoculations underway in several countries.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 233,225,368 while the death tally from the virus reached 4,773,701 on Thursday morning.
The US has recorded 43,351,460 cases to date and more than 695,092 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data.
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Brazil, which has been experiencing new wave of cases since January, registered 21,399,546 cases as of Wednesday. Brazil's Covid-19 death toll has risen to 596,122.
Besides, India's Covid-19 tally rose to 33,716,451 on Wednesday, as 18,870 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry's data.
Besides, as many as 378 deaths due to the pandemic since Tuesday morning took the total death toll to 447,751.
Situation in Bangladesh
Covid-19 in Bangladesh claimed 17 more lives and infected 1,178 others in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, showing a slight decline in the number of fatalities and cases compared to that of the previous day.
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On Tuesday, the country logged 31 Covid deaths and 1,310 cases.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 28,599 samples.
The daily case positivity rate declined to 4.12 percent from Tuesday’s 4.49, 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 eighth consecutive day.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), if the daily-case positivity rate remains at 5 percent or below for 14 days, it is considered safe for mass unlocking.
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The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,487 while the caseload mounted to 15,55,051, according to the DGHS.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 percent. The recovery rate slightly declined to 97.42 percent, with the recovery of 1,086 more patients during the period.
So far, 15,14,962 people have recovered from the deadly virus infections, the DGHS said.