Global Covid cases surpass 436 million

The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 436 million as Omicron infections keep rising across the world.

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 436,385, 844 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,955,315 Tuesday morning.

The US has recorded 79,035,756 cases so far and 950,408 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.

India's Covid-19 tally rose to 42,930,015 on Tuesday, as 5,885 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.

Besides, 211 deaths due to the pandemic since Saturday morning took the death toll to 514,054.

Meanwhile, Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January last year, registered 28,787,620 cases as of Tuesday, while its Covid death toll rose to 649,443.