Online Desk :
The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 531 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 530,920,131 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,309,638 on Saturday morning.
The US has recorded 85,699,847 cases so far and 1,031,218 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
India’s Covid-19 tally rose to 43,147,530 on Friday, as 2,710 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, showed the health ministry’s latest data.
Besides, 14 deaths from the pandemic registered since Thursday morning took the total death toll to 524,539.
