Online Desk:
The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 415 million, with the Omicron variant’s quick spread across the globe.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 415,114,723 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,836,409 Wednesday morning.
The US has recorded 78,036,352 cases so far and 925,438 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
India’s Covid-19 tally rose to 42,692,943 on Tuesday, as 27,409 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry’s data.
Besides, 347 deaths due to the pandemic since Monday morning took the total death toll to 509,358.
Brazil has registered 27,677,468 Covid-19 cases so far and 640,076 people have died from the deadly virus, according to JHU.
The national seven-day moving average of deaths reached 885, while that of daily infections stood at 133,714.
Brazil has the world’s second highest Covid death toll, only after the United States, and the world’s third largest caseload, following the United States and India.
