Coronavirus: Global cases climb to 40.5 mln
The global Covid-19 cases surpassed 40.5 million on Wednesday amid reports of growing infections in Europe and the united states.
Based on the latest tally of John Hopkins University (JHU), the total coronavirus cases reached 40,564,075 with 1,123,767 fatalities by Wednesday morning.
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, America has witnessed 300,000 more deaths than usual, according to a fresh official report.
Citing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the report showed that from February to September, deaths reported in America usually will be about 1.9 million, while this season, the number is near 2.2 million, up by 14.5 percent.
CDC officials said the coronavirus was involved with about "two-thirds of the surplus deaths," and it is likely that the virus is a factor leading to a great many other deaths, too.
"For example, someone with coronary attack symptoms may have hesitated to visit a hospital that was busy with coronavirus patients," they said.
A total of 95,000 excess deaths were among older people persons aged from 75 to 84, a 21.5 percent increase weighed against the number in a normal year, but the biggest relative increase, 26.5 percent, was in persons aged from 25 to 44.
Currently, the united states have registered 8,124,476 cases while the total death toll in the county reached 220,944 on Wednesday morning.
Besides, the full total caseload in India reached 7,597,063 as the country’s death toll reached 115,197.
Meanwhile, Brazil has counted 5,273,954 cases with 154,837 fatalities.
The virus itself is thought to have originated in December in Wuhan, China, which includes reported 91,006 coronavirus cases.
Europe is facing a second wave of Covid-19, but this time around, some cities are resisting virus restrictions.
Cities in the united kingdom, France, Spain and other countries are against tightening restrictions and closing businesses again. But with over 200,000 deaths over the continent, leaders are struggling to keep carefully the virus contained.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh on Tuesday saw another spike in Covid-19 cases as health authorities confirmed the detection of just one 1,380 new cases in 24 hours, taking the caseload to 3,91,586.
Through the period, 18 more patients died from Covid-19, pushing up the death toll to 5,699.
Besides, 1,542 patients recovered from the condition, and the total recoveries from coronavirus infection have jumped up to 307,141.
The fatality rate in Bangladesh is still 1.46 percent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
