Global Covid-19 caseload surpasses 32.9 million: JHU
Coronavirus is continuing its spread around the world with more than 32.9 million confirmed cases globally.
Based on the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total caseload reached 32,977,556 as of Monday morning.
Besides, the fatalities from the coronavirus were recorded over 996,000 which emerged nine months ago in China.
The United States gets the highest death toll with 204,750 fatalities accompanied by Brazil, India, Mexico and Britain.
Besides, the amount of coronavirus infections in the usa has topped seven million, according to JHU's latest data.
The total number of confirmed cases in India, the next worst virus-hit country, is inching towards the 6-million mark.
As many as 88,600 new cases and 1,124 deaths were reported in the united states previously 24 hours.
The nearly 1 million deaths related to the coronavirus in nine months are more compared to the 690,000 from AIDS or the 400,000 from malaria in every of 2019. They are trending just behind the 1.5 million from tuberculosis, reports AP.
Meanwhile, several Europe are recording a rising number of daily cases amid fears of a resurgence of the virus.
A number of European countries have re-imposed lockdowns and other restrictions in their worst-affected regions, and there have been fresh appeals for folks to wear face coverings and follow social distancing rules.
How did coronavirus spread?
The virus, which in turn causes the respiratory infection Covid-19, was initially detected in the town of Wuhan, China, in late 2019.
The outbreak spread quickly around the world in the first months of 2020. Later, WHO declared a worldwide pandemic on 11 March.
A pandemic is when an infectious disease is passing easily from person to person in many elements of the world simultaneously.
Europe and THE UNITED STATES saw their first major outbreaks in April but because they began to help ease, Latin America and Asia started seeing cases spike.
Governments around the world have already been forced to limit public movement and close businesses and venues in a bid to slow the spread of the virus which had a devastating effect on the global economy.
Harm to the world's major economies is four times worse compared to the 2009 global financial meltdown, in line with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), reports BBC.
Meanwhile, the US has said that up to 265 million persons could face starvation by the finish of the year as a result of the impact of Covid-19.
Coronavirus Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh recorded 216 Covid-related deaths on the 39th epidemiological week till Sunday morning.
The country, by enough time, saw 32 more deaths, 1,275 new cases and 1,714 recoveries from Covid-19 in a day.
So far, 5,161 people died because of the deadly disease, according to the official release sent by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the latest figure, the number of total cases rose to 3,59,148, which is 18.81 percent of the full total tested population.
