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The total number of recorded Covid-19 cases around the world has now surpassed 686 million.
According to the latest global data, the total Covid-19 case count is 686,579,615, while the death toll reached 6,860,200 this morning.
The US has reported 106,580,794 Covid-19 cases so far, while 1,159,313 people have died from the virus in the country — both highest counts globally.
India has reported 7,178 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.
The active cases in the country dropped to 65,683 from 67,806.
The death toll in the country increased to 5,31,345 with 16 deaths during the period.
Meanwhile, France and Germany have registered 39,951,432 and 38,396,459 Covid-19 cases so far, occupying the third and fourth positions in the world number-wise, and 166,289 and 172,635 people have died in the European countries, as per Worldometer.
Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported seven more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Monday morning.
With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,038,161, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,446 as no new fatalities were reported.
The daily case test positivity increased to 1.55 per cent from Sunday's 1.52 per cent as 452 samples were tested.
The Covid-19 recovery and death rates remained unchanged at 98.40 per cent and 1.44 per cent, respectively.
