Global Covid cases top 576 million

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Online Desk :

The overall number of Covid cases has now surged past 576 million amid a rise in new infections in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 576,192,266 and the death toll reached 6,405,163 on Tuesday morning.

The US has recorded 92,339,925 cases so far and 1,052,467people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.

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After reporting over 20,000 daily cases for four straight days, India’s daily Covid-19 caseload came down to 12,000, Monday, officials said.

According to federal health ministry data released on Monday morning, the 12,781 new cases reported during the past 24 hours took the total tally to 43,920,451 in the country.

The country also logged 36 Covid-related deaths during this period, which has pushed the overall death toll to 526,110 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.

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