Citizen Times Desk:
Dhaka, Aug-11,
The global Covid-19 caseload is now nearing the grim milestone of 201 million as many countries continue their battle against the deadlier Delta variant of coronavirus even with mass inoculations underway.
The total caseload and
fatalities stand at 203,925,022 and 4,313,342, respectively, as of Wednesday
morning, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
So far, 4,475,842,781
vaccine doses have been administered across the globe.
The situation in North
America has worsened noticeably in the past weeks. The US, which is the world's
worst-hit country in terms of both cases and deaths, has so far logged
36,050,630 cases. Besides, 618,108 people have lost their lives in the US to
date, as per the JHU data.
Brazil has registered
1,211 more Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death
toll to 564,773, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the total
caseload rose to 20,212,642 after 34,885 new cases were detected during the
period.
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.
India's total tally
rose to 31,998,158 as 28,204 new cases were registered in the past 24 hours
across the country, as per the federal health ministry on Tuesday.
Besides, as many as 373
deaths due to the pandemic since Monday morning took the total death toll to
428,682.
Europe has managed to
contain the Covid-19 outbreak. Mortality in Europe remains at a minimal level
despite a new wave of the pandemic.
Meanwhile, Britain
recorded another 146 coronavirus-related deaths, the highest daily figure since
March 12, according to official data released Tuesday.
The total number of coronavirus-related
deaths in Britain now stands at 130,503. These figures only include the deaths
of people who passed away within 28 days of their first positive test.
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases worldwide in the past seven days has also increased to 4.3 million from 4.1 million in the previous week. The global case count has risen to the levels of mid-May 2021.
Situation in Bangladesh
As the Delta variant
has sharply been fuelling Covid case surges, Bangladesh on Tuesday again saw a
record 264 deaths in 24 hours.
On August 5, the
country reported 264 deaths shattering its previous single-day record of 258
Covid-related fatalities on July 27.
Besides, 11,164 more
people came out positive during the period after testing 47,424 samples,
according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The fresh numbers have
pushed Bangladesh’s total fatalities to 23,161 and cases to 1,376,322.
The case positivity
rate during the 24-hour period fell slightly to 23.58% from Monday’s 24.28%,
while the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a 5% or below rate.
The recovery rate,
however, rose to 89.71%, with the recovery of 14,903 people during the period,
said the DGHS.
However, the case fatality rate remained unchanged at 1.68% during the period.
Mass vaccination update
In a bid to ensure the
second dose of the Moderna vaccine, the government has decided to halt
administering its first dose after August 12.
The Department of
Health Services on Tuesday issued a notice in this regard after getting an
approval from the Director General of DGHS.
The jabs for the second
dose will soon be sent to the vaccination centres as per the requirement soon,
the DGHS said.
The government will
start administering the second dose of Sinopharm from August 14. The authorities
concerned have been asked to take necessary steps in this regard.
As the ruthless Delta
variant of Covid-19 keeps rising, Bangladesh on Saturday kicked off another
phase of its mass vaccination drawing huge response.
With a fresh stock of
vaccine doses in hand, the government’s aim is to inoculate 80% of its
population, with each getting two doses administered.
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