Global Covid-19 cases top 181 million

Global Covid-19 caseload surged past 181 million on Tuesday even with mass inoculations underway in some parts of the world.

The total caseload and fatalities stand at 181,388,210 and 3,928,804, respectively, as of Tuesday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

So far, 2,966,241,644 vaccine doses have been administered across the globe.

The US has logged 33,640,493 cases and 604,115 deaths to date, as per the JHU data. The death toll in the United States is still the highest in the world.

Brazil registered 618 more deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, pushing up the national death toll to 514,092, the health ministry said on Monday.

A total of 64,134 new infections were detected during the period, raising the total caseload to 18,386,894, the ministry said.

India's Covid-19 tally rose to 30,316,897 on Tuesday after 37,566 new infections were recorded in the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry. The death toll increased to 397,637, with 907 more people succumbing to the virus in 24 hours.

SITUATION IN BANGLADESH

Bangladesh yesterday reported a record-high number of daily Covid-19 infections, after confirming its first case on March 8 last year.

Yesterday, 8,364 people were diagnosed with Covid from 35,059 sample tests in the preceding 24 hours, bringing the country's caseload since the beginning of the pandemic to 896,770.

New infections have been averaging 5,000 for the past few days – 75 percent of the peak. The highest daily average was reported on April 9.

The country, battling to get a second Covid-19 wave under control, also reported more than 100 deaths for a second straight day. The new number, 104 deaths, took the country's toll to 14,276.