Global Covid Cases Cross 392 Million

The total number of Covid cases has crossed 392 million as Omicron infections keep rising across the globe.

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 392,937,520 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,732,506 Sunday morning.

The US has recorded 76,448,290 cases so far and 902,182 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.

Russia has confirmed 12,433,643 Covid-19 cases so far and 328,014 people have died in the country, according to the JHU data.

India's Covid-19 tally rose to 42,303,664 Sunday, as 1,225,011 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, the federal health ministry's latest data showed.

Situation in Bangladesh:

Bangladesh reported 36 more Covid-linked deaths with 8,359 fresh cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning.

The daily positivity rate further rose to 23.83 from Friday’s 22.95 percent after testing 35,074 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The daily positivity rate followed a downtrend until Saturday since being recorded at 33.37 per cent on January 28 with 15,440 cases and 20 deaths, reports UNB.

On Friday, Bangladesh reported 30 more Covid-linked deaths with 9,052 fresh cases.

The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,560 while the caseload mounted to 1,853,187.

Among the new deceased, 21 were men and 15 women.

Twenty-five of the deaths were reported in Dhaka division while three in Khulna, two each in Chattogram, Rangpur, Mymensingh, and one each in Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions.

Meanwhile, the mortality rate declined to 1.54 percent.

However, the recovery rate remained unchanged at 86.04 percent with the recovery of 7,017 more patients during the 24-hour period.

In January, the country reported 322 Covid-linked deaths and 2,13,294 new cases while 19,112 recovered from the disease, according to the DGHS.

On January 28, Bangladesh logged its earlier highest daily positivity rate at 33.37% reporting 15,440 cases and 20 deaths.

Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases reached 69 with the detection of five more cases till January 23, according to GISAID, a global initiative on sharing all influenza data.