Global Covid cases surpass 544 million

The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 544 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.

According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 544,055,243 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,340,234 Sunday morning.

The US has recorded 87,981,568 cases so far and 1,038,289 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.

Meanwhile, cases in India rose to 43,296,692 Sunday morning, according to the global data.

With 15 new deaths since Saturday morning, the death toll in India rose to 524,855.