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Notwithstanding a drop in the number of fresh cases, the global Covid-19 tally surpassed 167 million on Tuesday.
According to Johns Hopkins University, the total caseload and fatalities currently stand at 167,112,793 and 3,469,530.
So far, 1,678,350,114 doses of vaccine have been administered across the world, the university has said.
The US has been counting the highest number of Covid-19 cases and deaths since its outbreak. To date, the US has logged 33,141,158 cases and 590,516 deaths, as per the university data.
India crossed another grim milestone on Monday of more than 300,000 people lost to the coronavirus as a devastating surge of new infections that exploded with fury has shown signs of easing, reports AP.
The country has registered 26,752,447 cases till Tuesday morning with 303,720 fatalities, according to the Indian health ministry.
Brazil on Monday reported 790 more deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours, raising the national count to 449,858, the Ministry of Health said.
A total of 37,498 more infections were detected during the period, taking the nationwide tally to 16,120,756, the ministry said.
Brazil has the world's second-highest Covid-19 death toll, after the United States, and the third-largest caseload, following the United States and India.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh on Monday recorded 25 more coronavirus-related deaths in 24 hours, raising the fatality figures to 12,401.
The infection rate declined to 8.15 per cent on Monday from Sunday’s 8.90 per cent while the mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.57 per cent, said a handout issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Besides, 1,441 people were found infected with Covid-19 after testing 17,683 samples. With the fresh cases, the country’s coronavirus caseload reached 790,521, said the handout.
Bangladesh has so far tested 5,838,295 samples. The country reported its first coronavirus cases on March 8 last year and the first death on March 18, 2020.
