FILE PHOTO: Grave diggers bury a man who, according to his son, died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as Senegal records more COVID-19 deaths, at the Christian Saint-Lazare Cemetery in Dakar, Senegal August 4, 2021. ReutersMore than half of all global deaths reported on a 7-day average were in the US, India, Russia, Brazil and MexicoWorldwide deaths related to Covid-19 surpassed 5 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, with unvaccinated people particularly exposed to the virulent Delta strain. More than half of all global deaths reported on a seven-day average were in the United States, Russia, Brazil, Mexico and India. An average of 8,000 deaths were reported daily across the world over the last week, or around five deaths every minute. More than half of the world has yet to receive at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to Our World in Data.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 02, 2021 04:50 UTC