The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 495 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 494,846,164 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,165,851 Thursday morning.
The US has recorded 80,248,986 cases so far and 983, 797 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 43,030,925 on Wednesday, as 1,086 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, according to the federal health ministry's data.
Besides, 71 fatalities were recorded since Tuesday morning, taking the Covid death toll in the country to 521,487.
Meanwhile, Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January last year, registered 30,069,094 infections as of Wednesday, while its Covid death toll rose to 660,980.
