The overall number of Covid-19 cases has now surged past 505 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 505,893,847 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,202,920 on Wednesday morning.
The US has recorded 80,732,919 cases so far and 989,328 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 43,045,527 on Tuesday, with 1,247 new cases registered in 24 hours across the country, showed the health ministry's latest data.
Besides, one death due to the pandemic since Monday morning took the total death toll to 521,966.
Meanwhile, Shanghai authorities on Monday reported the first three Covid-19 linked deaths in the latest outbreak in China.
All three people who died were elderly, had underlying diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, and had not been vaccinated against the coronavirus, city Health Commission Inspector Wu Ganyu told journalists, reported AP.
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Covid-19 Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged 50 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, taking the total caseload to 19,52,412.
As per the latest government data, the country’s total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,126 as no deaths were reported during the period.
The daily positivity rate slightly increased to 0.90% from Monday’s 0.67% after testing 5,545 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Besides, the mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49%.
The recovery rate rose to 96.88% with the recovery of 331 more patients during the 24 hour period.
In March, the country reported 85 Covid-19 linked deaths and 8,000 new cases while 66,639 patients recovered from the disease, according to DGHS.
Among the 85 deaths during the period, 44 were unvaccinated patients, 11 were vaccinated with the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, 28 with the second dose, and two with the third dose.
The country reported its first zero Covid-19 related death in a single day on November 20 last year, along with 178 infections, since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.
On January 28, Bangladesh logged its previous highest daily positivity rate at 33.37%, reporting 15,440 cases and 20 deaths.
Besides, the country registered the highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year, while the highest number of daily fatalities was 264 on August 10 last year.
