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Global Covid cases near 249 million


Published : 05 Nov 2021 09:45 PM

The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 249 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease.

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 248,559,510 while the death toll from the virus reached 5, 029,057 Friday morning.

The US has recorded 46,334,765 cases to date and more than 751,555 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data.

Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, have registered 21,849,137 cases so far, while its Covid death toll rose to 608,671.

India's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,321,025 on Thursday as 12,885 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.

Besides, 461 deaths due to the pandemic since Wednesday morning took the total fatality figures to 459,652.