<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 620 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 619,609,628 while the death toll reached 6,538,804 on Saturday morning.</div><div><br></div><div>The US has recorded 97,880,451 cases so far and 1,081,566 people have died from the virus in the country, both highest counts around the world.</div><div><br></div><div>India has reported 5,383 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total tally to 44,558,425 in the country, according to the federal health ministry's data released on Friday morning.</div><div><br></div><div>With the reporting of fresh cases, India's active caseload currently stands at 45,281.</div><div><br></div><div>The country logged 20 new related deaths, pushing the overall death toll to 528,449 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.</div><div><br></div><div>Covid in Bangladesh</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh reported another death from Covid-19 with 620 more cases in 24 hours till Friday morning.</div><div><br></div><div>With the new death, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,347 and the caseload rose to 2,020,768, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>