Citizen Times Desk: Dhaka,
Aug-03,
The overall number of
global Covid cases is fast approaching the 199-million mark as different
countries continue their battle against the deadlier Delta variant of
coronavirus amid slow vaccination rate.
According to US-based
Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 198,891,340
while the death toll from the virus reached 4,235,449 on Tuesday morning.
So far, 4,146,057,456
vaccine doses have been administered across the globe.
The US, which is the
world's worst-hit country in terms of both cases and deaths, has so far logged
35,131,393 cases. Besides, 613,679 people have lost their lives in the US to
date, as per the JHU data.
According to AP, the US
on Monday finally reached President Joe Biden’s goal of getting at least one
Covid-19 shot into 70% of American adults -- a month late and amid a fierce
surge by the Delta variant that is swamping hospitals and leading to new mask
rules and mandatory vaccinations around the country.
Brazil recorded 389
more Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to
557,223, the health ministry said on Monday.
Meanwhile, the total
caseload rose to 19,953,501 after 15,143 new cases were detected.
India's Covid-19 tally
rose to 31,695,958 on Monday as 40,134 new cases were registered during the
past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest
data.
Besides, as many as 422
deaths due to the pandemic have been reported since Sunday morning, taking the
total death toll to 424,773.
Although the situation
in Europe is improving, globally, it is worsening as the Delta variant of
Covid-19 has now been detected in 124 territories worldwide, says the World
Health Organization (WHO).
Situation in Bangladesh
The scale of the
Covid-19 pandemic in Bangladesh looks to be overwhelming as the country added
246 fatalities to its national tally on Monday, reporting over 200 single-day
fatalities for the last nine days.
The rapid rise in cases
and fatalities, driven by the Delta variant, shows the worst days of the
pandemic are far from over here since the pace of hospitalisation across the
country remains relentless.
The Covid-19 infections
are at their peak now, with 14,241 new cases reported on an average each day.
Bangladesh recorded
15,989 new cases on Monday after testing 53,462 samples, up from 13,862 logged
on July 30.
The country reported
the highest daily Covid-19 fatality number – 258 – on July 27 and 16,230 infections
the next day.
There have been
1,280,317 infections and 21,262 coronavirus-related deaths here since the
pandemic began, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
Meanwhile, the daily
test positivity rate fell to 29.91% from Sunday's 29.97%, while the World
Health Organization (WHO) recommends a 5% or below rate.
However, the recovery
rate rose to 86.60%, and the case fatality remained unchanged at 1.65% compared
to the same period.
Amid growing concerns
about the highly infectious Delta variant, Dhaka division reported the highest
76 deaths, Chattogram 64, Khulna 30, Rajshahi 22, Barishal 16, Sylhet and
Rangpur 14 each, and Mymensingh 10.
So far, Bangladesh has
administered at least 13,459,811 doses of Covid vaccines – enough to have vaccinated
around 4% of the country's population, assuming every person needs two doses.
Logging highest 6,182
deaths and 336,226 new cases, July has become the most fatal month since the
reporting of first Covid cases in the country in March 2020.
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