Online Desk :
The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 544 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 544,313,024 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,340,736 Monday morning.
The US has recorded 88,004,073 cases so far and 1,038,323 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,311,049 on Sunday, as 12,899 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data.
Besides, 15 deaths from the pandemic registered across the country during these period took the total death toll to 524,855.
Meanwhile, Brazil has recorded 31,704,193 cases so far and 669,109 people have died from the virus in the country.