Online Desk :
The overall number of global Covid cases is gradually nearing 625 million.
According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 624,918,177 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,555,411 on Thursday morning.
The US has recorded 98,411,240 cases so far and 1,086,685 people have died from the virus in the country, both highest counts around the world.
India recorded 2,459 new Covid-19 cases, according to federal health ministry data released on Wednesday.
The new cases marked an increase from the daily caseload of 1,968 on Tuesday.
India’s total tally of Covid-19 cases has risen to 44,601,934, with the active caseload being 33,318 currently.
The country also logged 17 new Covid-related deaths in 24 hours, bringing the overall death toll to 528,733 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.
