<div style="text-align: justify; "><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The overall number of global Covid-19 cases is gradually nearing 644 million.</span><br></b></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 643,874,295 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,629,034 on Wednesday morning.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The US has recorded 100,279,698 cases so far, while 1,103,355 people have died from the virus in the country, both highest counts around the world.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">India reported 294 new COVID-19 cases, official data showed on Tuesday.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The daily caseload was down from 406 cases the previous day, according to the federal health ministry data.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The country also logged five more COVID-19 related deaths, taking the death toll to 530,591 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Meanwhile, the Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 2,641 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Tuesday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,231.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Covid in Bangladesh</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Bangladesh reported 23 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">With the new numbers, the caseload rose to 2,036,416, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,431 as no death was reported during this period.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The daily case test positivity rate rose to 0.89 per cent from Monday’s 0.66 per cent as 2,578 samples were tested during the period.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent, while the recovery rate rose to 97.48 per cent. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>