Staff Correspondent: Dhaka, Aug-06,
The global Covid-19 caseload is now nearing
the grim milestone of 201 million, as the highly contagious Delta variant
continues to devastate several countries even with mass inoculations underway.
The total caseload and
fatalities from the virus stand at 200,792,438 and 4,265,792, respectively, as
of Friday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
So far, 4,305,633,910
Covid vaccine doses have been administered across the globe, as per the
university data.
The US has logged
35,432,333 cases and 615,309 deaths to date, according to the university data.
The death toll in the United States is the highest in the world.
India recorded the
world's second highest caseload of 31,855,783, followed by Brazil with
20,066,587 cases as well as the world's second largest death toll of 560,801.
Besides, India’s death
toll reached 426,785 on Thursday morning.
Countries with more
than four million cases include Russia, France, Britain, Turkey, Argentina,
Colombia, Spain, Italy and Iran, while those with over 100,000 deaths include
India, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Britain, Italy, Colombia and France.
The global caseload
reached the grim milestone of 100 million on January 26, and doubled in more
than half a year this Thursday.
Situation in Bangladesh
Grappling with the
worst coronavirus wave spurred by the highly contagious Delta variant,
Bangladesh reported 264 more deaths in 24 hours till Thursday morning,
shattering all the previous records.
The country saw the
highest-ever 258 Covid deaths on July 27 before that.
Besides, 12,744 people
came out positive with the virus after the test of 46,995 samples during the
24-hour period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The fresh numbers took
the total fatality to 21,905 and the caseload to 1,322,654.
The case positivity
rate during the period fell slightly to 27.12% from Wednesday’s 27.91%, while
the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a 5% or below rate.
The country has been
seeing over 14,000 cases and 230 deaths every day on an average for the last
seven days.
The recovery rate,
however, rose to 87.47%, with the recovery of 15,786 people during the period.
However, the case
fatality rose to 1.66% again from Wednesday's 1.65% during the same period, the
DGHS added.
Dhaka division remained
the worst-hit region, logging 87 deaths, followed by 56 in Chattogram, 35 in
Khulna, 23 in Sylhet, 19 in Rajshahi, 18 in Rangpur, 12 in Rajshahi, 16 in
Barishal and 10 in Mymensingh divisions.
Of the deceased, 140
were men and 164 women.
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