Global Covid Cases Surge Past 566 Million

The total number of Covid cases has now crossed 566 million across the globe amid a rise in new infections in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, reports UNB.

According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 566,332,174 and the death toll from the virus reached 6,385,825 on Saturday morning.

The United States has recorded 91,170,571 cases so far and 1,048,693 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.

India on Friday recorded over 20,000 fresh cases of Covid-19 for the second straight day, officials said.

According to federal health ministry data released on Friday morning, 20,038 new cases of Covid were reported during the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 43,710,027 in the country.

With this, India’s active caseload currently stands at 139,073.

The country also logged 47 related deaths during this period, which has pushed the overall death toll to 525,604 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.

Bangladesh logged two more Covid deaths with 1,051 cases in 24 hours till Friday morning amid a surge in cases again in the country.

 The new numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 29,225 and its caseload to 1,994,433, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.