Global Covid cases surpass 413 million

The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 413 million, with the Omicron variant’s quick spread round the globe.

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 413,307,484 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,825,611 Tuesday morning.

The US has recorded 77,919,069 cases so far and 922,474 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.

India's COVID-19 tally rose to 42,690,794 on Sunday, as 25,260 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.

Besides, 345 deaths were recorded since Saturday morning, taking the death toll to 509,388.

Brazil registered 58,100 COVID-19 infections and 464 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing its nationwide counts to 27,541,131 and 638,913, respectively, the National Council of Health Secretaries said Monday.

The national seven-day moving average of deaths reached 885, while that of daily infections stood at 133,714.

Brazil has the world's second highest COVID-19 death toll, only after the United States, and the world's third largest caseload, following the United States and India.