Global Covid Cases Near 515 Million

The overall number of Covid cases is now approaching 515 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world, reports UNB.

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 514,913,818 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,240,888 Wednesday morning.

The US has recorded 81,506,075 cases so far and 994,744 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.

India's Covid-19 tally rose to 43,088,401 on Tuesday, as 3,235 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's data.

Besides, as many as 20 deaths across the country due to the pandemic since Monday morning took the total death toll to 523,920.