The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 358 million, with a spike in cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus across the world, UNB reports.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 357,954,943 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,614,015 Wednesday morning.
The US has recorded 72,171,187 cases so far and 871,934 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows. India’s Covid-19 tally rose to 39,799,202 on Tuesday, as 255,874 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.
Besides, 614 deaths since Monday morning pushed the total death toll to 490,462.
Meanwhile, the country’s Omicron tally reached 10,050 Monday. Most of the Omicron cases have been reported from the states of Maharashtra, West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Delhi.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since last January, registered 24,342,322 cases as of Wednesday, while its Covid death toll rose to 624,129. The covid situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh logged 18 more Covid deaths with 16,033 fresh cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
The daily positivity rate rose to 32.40 percent from Monday’s 32.37 percent after testing 49,697 samples, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The country logged its daily positivity rate of 32.55 percent on 24 July last year, reporting 6,780 cases and 195 deaths.
Besides, the country registered the highest daily caseload of 16,230 on 28 July last year, while the highest number of daily fatalities was 264 on 10 August last year.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,256 while the caseload mounted to 1,715,997 Tuesday.
Among the new deceased, 12 were men and six women.
Eight cases were reported in the Dhaka division while six were in Cartogram, and one each in Sleet, Rajah, Khulna, and Barsha divisions.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate further declined to 1.65 percent.
However, the recovery rate also declined to 90.85 percent with the recovery of 1,095 more patients during the 24 hours.
Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases reached 69 with the detection of five more cases till Sunday, according to GIS AID, a global initiative on sharing all influenza data.
On 9 December last year, Bangladesh again logged zero Covid death after nearly three weeks as the pandemic was showing signs of easing.
The country reported last year’s first zero Covid-related death in a single day on 20 November last year, along with 178 infections, since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.
How dangerous is it?
Like other respiratory illnesses, it can cause mild symptoms including a runny nose, sore throat, cough, and fever. It can be more severe for some persons and can lead to pneumonia breathing difficulties and organ failure. More rarely, the disease can be fatal. Older people and people with pre-existing medical conditions appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the virus.“This coronavirus is spreading at a breakneck speed, and it is important to put all the necessary resources into halting it. We may not know enough about the virus’s impact on children or how many may be affected – but we do know that close monitoring and prevention are key. Time is not on our side.”
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore
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