Global Covid cases surpass 540 million

The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 540 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.

According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 540,221,830 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,330,934 on Sunday morning.

The US has recorded 87,305,419 cases so far and 1,035,828 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.

India's COVID-19 tally rose to 43,219,491 during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the health ministry's latest data.

Besides, 10 deaths from the pandemic registered since Saturday morning took India's total death toll to 524,757.