<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The overall number of global Covid cases has now crossed 626 million.</span><br></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 626,084,363 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,559,360 on Saturday morning.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The US has recorded 98,523,168 cases so far while 1,087,655 people have died from the virus in the country, both highest counts around the world.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">India's daily Covid-19 caseload Friday fell below the 2,000 mark, officials said.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to federal health ministry data released on Friday morning, 1,997 new cases of Covid were reported in 24 hours, taking the total tally to 44,606,460 in the country.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The cases reported on Friday marked a decrease in comparison with the daily caseload of 2,529 on Thursday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With the reporting of fresh cases, India's active caseload currently stands at 30,362.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The country also logged nine related deaths in 24 hours, pushing the overall death toll to 528,754 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.</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 five Covid-linked deaths with 491 fresh cases in 24 hours till Friday morning.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The country's total fatalities rose to 29,380 with the new deaths. The new cases raised the country's total caseload to 2,029,015, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>