Online Desk :
The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 405 million, with the Omicron variant’s rapid spread across the globe.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 405,688,274 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,788,456 Friday morning.
The US has recorded 77,437,114 cases so far and 915,349 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
Russian authorities on Thursday reported nearly 200,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases, in another record fuelled by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant amid a low vaccination rate and the absence of major restrictions for adults.
The state coronavirus task force tallied 197,076 new infections over the past 24 hours, with 701 deaths, till Thursday.
Russia’s Covid-19 cases surged to 13,527,845 with 338,091 deaths, as per the country’s health authority
India’s Covid-19 tally rose to 42,534,048 on Thursday. So far, the country has reported 507,208 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins data.
Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since last January, has registered 27,125,512 cases so far and 636,111 people have died from the deadly virus in the country.
