Global Covid-19 cases top 187 million

Global Covid-19 caseload has now surged past 187 million, as the second wave of Covid-19 continues its onslaught across the world even with mass inoculations underway.

The total caseload and fatalities from the virus stand at 187,230,005 and 4,038,806, respectively, as of Tuesday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

So far, 3,461,554,109 Covid vaccine doses have been administered across the globe.

The US has logged 33,886,515 cases and 607,390 deaths to date, according to the data. The death toll in the United States is still the highest in the world.

Brazil registered 595 more Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 533,488, the health ministry said on Monday. As many as 20,937 new cases were detected during the period, taking the total caseload to 19,089,940, the ministry said.

The pandemic continues to spread in many parts of the Asia-Pacific, with Tokyo entering its fourth Covid-19 state of emergency. On the other hand, India reported some 37,154 new cases on Monday, raising the country's Covid tally to 30,874,376, according to the federal health ministry's data.

Besides, 724 more deaths have been recorded since Sunday morning, taking the death toll to 408,764.

SITUATION IN BANGLADESH

Bangladesh recorded 13,768 Covid-19 cases, while 220 people lost the battle to the deadly virus in 24 hours till yesterday morning.

The new numbers took the country's caseload to 1,034,957, while the death toll rose to 16,639, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

VACCINATION DRIVE

The government has so far approved the emergency use of Oxford-AstraZeneca, Sinopharm (China), Sputnik-V (Russia), Pfizer-BioNTech (USA/Germany), CronaVac (China), Moderna (America), and Janssen single-dose vaccines.

Amid the deteriorating Covid situation, the government resumed the countrywide mass registration on July 8 for receiving Covid-19 jabs, which was suspended for around three months as vaccine procurement became uncertain.

Bangladesh is currently administering Sinopharm, Pfizer BioNTech, Moderna, and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines.