Global Covid cases surpass 405 million
The US has recorded 77,437,114 cases so far and 915,349 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
Russian authorities on Thursday reported nearly 200,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases, in another record fuelled by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant amid a low vaccination rate and the absence of major restrictions for adults.
The state coronavirus task force tallied 197,076 new infections over the past 24 hours, with 701 deaths, till Thursday.
Russia’s Covid-19 cases surged to 13,527,845 with 338,091 deaths, as per the country’s health authority.
India’s Covid-19 tally rose to 42,534,048 on Thursday. So far, the country has reported 507,208 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins data.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since last January, has registered 27,125,512 cases so far and 636,111 people have died from the deadly virus in the country.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged 41 more Covid-linked deaths with 7,264 fresh cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning.
The daily positivity rate slightly declined further to 16.95% from Wednesday’s 18.83% after testing 42,867 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On Wednesday, Bangladesh reported 33 more Covid-linked deaths with 8,016 fresh cases, reports UNB.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,744 while the caseload mounted to 1,894,535.
