<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">The overall number of Covid-19 cases around the world has now crossed 694 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 694,499,245, while the death toll reached 6,910,960 this morning.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The US has reported 107,992,789 Covid-19 cases so far, while 1,173,422 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 reported a single-day rise of 44 new Covid-19 cases, according to Union Health Ministry data.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Active cases currently stand at 1,502, according to the data updated at 8 am on Saturday.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the ministry data, the Covid-19 case tally was recorded at 4,49,96,963.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, France and Germany have registered 40,138,560 and 38,428,685 Covid-19 cases so far, occupying the third and fourth positions in the world number-wise, and 167,642 and 174,352 people have died in the European countries, as per Worldometer.</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 21 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Monday 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 2,045,307, 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 29,476 as no new fatalities were reported during this period.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The daily Covid-19 case test positivity rate stands at 2.14 percent as 983 samples were tested. The recovery and death rates remained unchanged at 98.41 percent and 1.44 percent, respectively. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>