Global Covid Cases Top 424 Million

The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 424 million as Omicron infections keep rising across the globe.

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 424,272,806 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,886,794 till Monday morning.

The US has recorded 78,479,134 cases so far and 934,335 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.

India's Covid-19 tally rose to 42,838,524 on Sunday, as 36,019 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry's latest data.

Besides, 879 deaths due to the pandemic since Saturday morning took the total death toll to 512,109.

Meanwhile, Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January last year, registered 28,218,180 cases as of Sunday, while its Covid death toll rose to 644,592.