Online Desk :
The overall number of Covid cases has now surged past 604 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 604,121,644 and the death toll reached 6,482,764 on Friday morning.
The US has recorded 95,844,677cases so far and 1,068,111 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
According to the federal health ministry data released on Thursday morning, 7,916 new cases of Covid were reported in 24 hours, taking the total tally to 44,386,836 in the country.
With the fresh cases, India’s active caseload currently stands at 101,963.
The country also logged 36 Covid-related deaths in 24 hours, pushing the overall death toll to 527,488 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.
