The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 477 million as the pandemic enters into its third year.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 477,186,449 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,109,163 Friday morning.
The US has recorded 79,888,364 cases so far and 975,837 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 43,016,149 on Thursday, as 1,462 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry data.
Besides, 82 deaths from the pandemic were reported since Wednesday morning, taking the total death toll to 516,785.
Meanwhile, Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January last year, registered 29,767,681 cases as of Thursday, while its Covid death toll rose to 658,367.
