C T Online Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has now crossed 606 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 606,549,461 and the death toll reached 6,489,855 on Tuesday morning.
The United States has recorded 96,091,120 cases so far and 1,069,499 people have died from the virus in the country, both highest counts around the world.
According to India’s federal health ministry data released on Monday morning, 3,948 new cases of Covid were reported in 24 hours, taking the total tally to 44,419,671 in the country, the world’s second largest caseload, according to official data.
The cases reported on Sunday marked a decrease compared to the daily caseload of Sunday, which was 9,436.
The country also logged 45 related deaths in 24 hours, pushing the overall toll to 527,799 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.
Bangladesh reported zero Covid deaths and 243 new cases in 24 hours till Monday morning.
While the country’s total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,323, the new numbers took its caseload to 2,011,560, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
The daily case test positivity rate rose to 4.74 per cent from Sunday’s 4.62 per cent as 5,125 samples were tested.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 per cent. The recovery rate remained static at 97.23 per cent.
