C T Online Desk: The total number of Covid cases has surpassed 540 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the globe.
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.
Bangladesh registered 71 new Covid cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning taking the country’s total caseload to 1,954,006.
The country’s total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,131 as no death was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
