প্রকাশ: 10/04/2022
The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 498 million
amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case
count mounted to 498,154,313 while the death toll from the virus reached
6,176,420 Sunday morning.
The US has recorded 80,399,474 cases so far and 985,482
people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 43,035,271 on Saturday, with
2,204 new cases registered in 24 hours across the country, showed the federal
health ministry's latest data.
Besides, 122 deaths due to the pandemic reported since
Friday morning took the total death toll to 521,695.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged 28 fresh Covid cases in 24 hours till
Saturday morning, taking the total caseload to 19,52,023.
As per the latest government data, the country’s total
fatalities remained static at 29,123 as no death was reported during the period
for the 5th consecutive day.
The daily positivity rate slightly decreased to 0.62 per
cent from Friday's 0.77 per cent after testing 4,491 samples during the period,
according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On Friday, the number of infections was higher as 48 new
cases were reported with no death.
Besides, the mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per
cent.
The recovery rate rose to 96.72 per cent with the recovery
of 610 more patients during the 24-hour period.
In March, the country reported 85 Covid-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 first zero Covid-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 per cent 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.
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