Global Covid cases surpass 641 million

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Published: November 16, 2022, 09:30 AM

Global Covid cases surpass 641 million

The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has now crossed 641 million.

According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 641,008,181 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,617,997 on Wednesday morning.

The US has recorded 99,974,387 cases so far, while 1,100,631 people have died from the virus in the country, both highest counts around the world.

India registered 474 new daily COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the federal health ministry said.

The cases reported on Tuesday mark a decrease in comparison to the daily caseload of Monday's 547.

The country also logged one related death during the past 24 hours, pushing the overall death toll to 530,533 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.

Meanwhile, the Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 1,568 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.

Covid in Bangladesh

Bangladesh reported 29 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.

The total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,429 as no death was reported during this period.

With the new infections, the caseload rose to 2,036,233, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The daily case test positivity rate dropped to 0.91per cent from Monday’s 0.92 per cent from as 3,188 samples were tested during the period.

The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent while the recovery rate rose to 97.44 per cent.

In October, the country reported 60 Covid-linked deaths and 10,043 cases.

Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.

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