Bangladesh in top 10 for increases in Covid-19 cases: WHO

Bangladesh ranked 10th both in daily and weekly increase of new coronavirus cases according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

The country has come up the ranks with new coronavirus cases in both daily and weekly parameters, shown in the situation by country, territory and area on WHO website.

Meanwhile, the Latin American country Brazil ranked the 1st in new infections in 24hours with 32,913 cases as of Friday afternoon.

USA ranked second with 20,315 cases, India ranked third with 9,996 cases, Russian Federation ranked fourth with 8,779 cases.

WHO website shows Pakistan in fifth position with 5,834 new cases in 24 hours while Chile as sixth, Peru sevenths, Mexico eighth, Saudi Arabia ninth and Bangladesh as 10th position with 3,190 new cases in 24 hours as of Friday afternoon.

WHO weekly ranking also shows Bangladesh on 10th position with 19,725 infections in the last 7 days until Thursday while Bangladesh on Friday reported a double record in both new cases and deaths.

In weekly infection ranking, Brazil ranked first, USA second while South Asian country India has come up and ranked third with 69,660 infections in the last seven days.

Bangladesh on Friday reported the highest new coronavirus cases- 3,471 as well record deaths- 46 in the last 24 hours until Friday morning. Health authorities have so far reported 81,523 coronavirus cases and 1,095 deaths.

source: UNB