Global Covid cases top 440 million

The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 440 million as Omicron infections keep rising across the world.

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 440,135,669 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,972,440 Thursday morning.

The US has recorded 79,143,710 cases so far and 954, 512 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.

India's Covid-19 tally rose to 42,938,599 on Wednesday with 7,554 new cases registered in 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry data.

Besides, 223 more deaths from the pandemic were recorded since Tuesday morning, taking the death toll to 514,246.

Meanwhile, Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January last year, registered 28,846,495 cases as of Wednesday, while its Covid death toll rose to 650,254.