<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">The overall number of global Covid-19 cases is gradually nearing 688 million.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the latest global data, the total Covid-19 case count is 687,803,066, while the death toll reached 6,871,031 this morning.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The US has reported 106,768,296 Covid-19 cases so far, while 1,162,431 people have died from the virus in the country — both highest counts globally.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">India on Sunday logged 2,380 new cases of Covid-19, bringing down the active cases to 27,212 from 30,041 a day before.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the global data, the Covid-19 case tally was recorded at 44,969,630.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">France and Germany have registered 40,021,190 and 38,411,062 Covid-19 cases so far, occupying the third and fourth positions in the world number-wise, and 166,811 and 173,375 people have died in the European countries, as per Worldometer.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday announced that the Covid-19 pandemic was no longer a global health emergency. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, made the announcement while addressing a media briefing on Covid-19 and global health issues.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bangladesh reported 23 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,038,338 according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,446 as no new fatalities were reported. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>