Online Desk:
The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 251 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 251,348,332 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,0171,757 Thursday morning.
The US has recorded 46,786,131 cases to date and more than 758,877 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data.
Brazil on Wednesday registered 280 more deaths from Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, raising the national death toll to 610,036, said the Health Ministry.
Authorities also registered 12,273 new daily Covid-19 cases, bringing the total caseload to 21,909,298.
Brazil has seen an average of 257 deaths and 10,502 new cases per day in the last week.
The South American country currently has a rate of 290.3 deaths and 10,425.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the ministry.
India’s Covid-19 tally rose to 34,388,579 on Wednesday, as 10,126 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the health ministry data.
Besides, as many as 460 deaths due to the pandemic were reported since Tuesday morning, taking the total death toll to 461,849.
