Global Covid cases surge past 567 million

The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 567 million across the globe amid a rise in new infections in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 567,275,561 and the death toll reached 6,387,063 on Sunday morning.

The United States has recorded 91,250,392 cases so far and 1,048,822 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.

India on Saturday recorded over 20,000 new cases of Covid-19 for the third straight day, officials said.

According to federal health ministry data released on Saturday morning, 20,044 new cases of Covid-19 were reported during the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 43,730,071.

With the new infections, India's active caseload stands currently at 140,760.

The South Asian country also logged 56 deaths from the pandemic during the cited period, bringing the death toll to 525,660 since the beginning of the pandemic.

Five more people died from Covid in the country and 1,007 others tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning.

With the latest figures, the country's total fatalities reached 29,230 while the caseload to 1,995,440, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

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