Online Desk :
The overall number of Covid cases has now surged past 597 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 597,886,573 and the death toll reached 6,462,388 on Thursday morning.
The US has recorded 95,065,403 cases so far and 1,064,207 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
India recorded 9,062 new cases of Covid in 24 hours, taking the total tally to 44,286,256, as per the federal health ministry data released on Wednesday.
With the reporting of fresh cases, India’s active caseload currently stands at 105,058.
The country also logged 36 related deaths in 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 527,134 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.
With the increase in cases, the daily positivity rate stands at 2.49 percent. The weekly positivity rate is recorded at 4.38 percent.
