Global Covid-19 cases surpass 348 million
Amid the rising Omicron cases across
the world, the overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 348 million.
According to Johns Hopkins
University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 348,592,351 while the death
toll from the virus reached 5,590,277 Sunday morning.
The US has recorded 70,464,222 cases
so far and 865,310 people have died from the virus in the country, the
university data shows.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to
38,903,731 Saturday as 337,704 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the
country, as per the federal health ministry data.
Friday was the second consecutive
day when over 300,000 daily cases were registered in more than eight months.
Besides, 488 deaths due to the pandemic
since Friday morning took the total death toll to 488,884.
Brazil, which has been experiencing
a new wave of cases since last January, registered 23,931,609 cases as of
Saturday, while its Covid death toll rose to 623,191
Covid situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged 17 more
Covid-linked deaths with 9,614 fresh cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning
with a slight decline in the infection rate.
The daily positivity rate declined
to 28.02 per cent from Friday’s 28.49 per cent after
testing 34,311 samples, according to the Directorate general of health Services
(DGHS).
The country last logged 17 deaths on
October 13 last with 513 cases.
Bangladesh reported 1,434 fresh
cases with 12 deaths on Friday.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total
fatalities to 28,209 while the caseload mounted to 1,674,230 on Saturday.
Among the new deceased, 11 were men
and six women.
Eleven cases were reported in Dhaka
division while two each in Chattogram, Khulna, one each in Barishal and
Mymensingh divisions.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate
further declined to 1.68 per cent.
New Restrictions
All schools, colleges and
universities in the country will remain closed from January 21 to February 6 in
an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, the government announced on
Friday.
The Cabinet Division issued a
notification in this regard, imposing restrictions on the overall activities
and movement of people in the country amid a worrying spike in Covid cases.
The notification asked all to wear
masks and maintain health rules at public places like markets, shopping malls,
mosques, bus stands, launch terminals, railway stations. Local authorities have
been instructed to monitor and ensure compliance.