Online Desk :
The overall number of global Covid cases has now crossed 613 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 613,032,223 while the death toll reached 6,514,558 on Saturday morning.
The US has recorded 97,026,001 cases so far and 1,075,338 people have died from the virus in the country, both highest counts around the world.
India’s daily Covid-19 caseload Friday decreased to 6,093, officials said.
According to federal health ministry data released on Friday morning, 6,093 new cases of Covid were reported during the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 44,484,729 in the country.
With the reporting of fresh cases, India’s active caseload currently stands at 49,636.
The country also logged 31 related deaths during the past 24 hours, pushing the overall death toll to 528,121 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.
