Global Covid cases top 438 million

The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 438 million as Omicron infections keep rising across the world.

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 438,280,679 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,964,324 Wednesday morning.

The US has recorded 79,088,507 cases so far and 952,629 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.

India's Covid-19 tally rose to 42,931,045 on Tuesday with 6,915 new cases registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.

Besides, 180 more deaths due to the pandemic since Monday morning took the total death toll to 514,023.

Meanwhile, Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January last year, registered 28,818,850 cases as of Wednesday, while its Covid death toll rose to 649,922.