Online Desk :
Many countries in the world are still grappling with a spike in Covid-19 infections and deaths, even with mass inoculations underway. In fact, the fatalities have now topped 3.84 million.
To be specific, the total caseload and deaths from the virus stand at 177,363,051 and 3,840,426, respectively, as of Friday morning, as per the latest data released by Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
So far, 2,485,778,224 Covid vaccine doses have been administered across the globe, as per the university data.
The US has logged 33,508,737 cases and 600,937 deaths to date, according to the university. The death toll in the United States is the highest in the world.
Brazil on Thursday registered 2,335 more deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours, pushing up the national fatality toll to 496,172.
A total of 74,337 new infections were detected during the period, raising the total caseload to 17,704,041, the federal health ministry said.
Brazil has the world’s second-highest Covid-19 death toll, after the United States, and the third-largest caseload, following the United States and India.
Besides, India’s total Covid tally reached 29,762,793 on Friday morning, while the death toll in the country surpassed 383,582.
