Global Covid Cases Top 480 Million

The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 480 million as the pandemic enters into its third year.

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 480,076,170 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,120,910 Saturday morning.

The US has recorded 79,946,097 cases so far and 976,652 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.

India's Covid-19 tally rose to 43,019,270 on Sunday, as 1,238 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry data.

Besides, as many as 179 deaths due to the pandemic were reported since Saturday morning, taking the total death toll to 521,034

Meanwhile, Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January last year, registered 29,839,103 cases as of Sunday, while its Covid death toll rose to 659,046.