Ten European Union returnees have so far been detected with the new strain of Covid-19 that was first reported in the UK, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said on Wednesday.

The total of confirmed Covid cases worldwide reached 101,402,676 while the death toll climbed to 2,188,745 on Friday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

The infection rate of Covid-19 in Bangladesh fell to 3.36 percent on Wednesday, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in a handout.

Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities rose to 8,055 on Tuesday as the health authorities recorded 14 more coronavirus-related deaths in 24 hours till morning.