Global Coronavirus Cases Top 226 Million

The pandemic still continues to devastate many countries across the world. In fact, the global Covid-19 caseload has now topped 226 million.

The total caseload and fatalities from the virus stand at 226,346, 284 and 4,659,290, respectively, as of Thursday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

The US has logged 41,536,395 cases and 666,615 deaths to date, according to the JHU data.

Brazil, which has the world's second-highest pandemic death toll after the United States and the third-largest caseload after the US and India, recorded 21,034,610 cases with 588,597 fatalities, as of Wednesday.

India's Covid-19 tally rose to 33,316,755 on Wednesday, as 27,176 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.

Besides, as many as 284 deaths due to the pandemic since Tuesday morning took the total death toll to 443,497. (UNB)