Covid-19: Global Infections Surpass 178m
Desk Report
Published: 20 Jun 2021, 12:05 pm
A health worker sprays disinfectant on a patient suspected of contracting Covid-19 before being transported in an ambulance into a quarantine centre in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 21, 2021. || Photo: Reuters
Over 178 million people have been found infected with Covid-19 as many countries are still grappling with a spike in cases and deaths across the world.
The total caseload and deaths from the virus stand at 178, 123, 144 and 3,857,806, respectively as of Sunday morning, as per the latest data released by Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
So far, 2,566,401, 042 Covid vaccine doses have been administered across the globe, according to the university data.
The US has logged 33,537, 807 cases and 601,748 deaths to date. The death toll in the United States is the highest in the world.
In Brazil, the death toll from the virus has surpassed half a million after recording 2,301 more deaths from the fatal disease in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said Saturday.
With the national death toll reaching 500,800, Brazil has become the second country in the world to record more than half a million pandemic deaths, after the United States.
The country’s total caseload reached 17,883,750 as the health authorities have logged 82,288 new cases during this period.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 29,823,546 on Saturday, with 60,753 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours, said the health ministry.
Besides, 1,647 more patients died during the period, taking the death toll to 385,137.
Situation in Bangladesh
Covid-19 in Bangladesh claimed the lives of 67 people in 24 hours until Saturday morning, the highest daily deaths in 48 days.
The country last recorded 69 deaths on May 2 this year.
Meanwhile, 3,057 new infections were detected after testing 16,964 samples, said a handout issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHs).
With these, the country's death toll rose to 13,466 while the caseload to 848,027.
Source: UNB