C T Online Desk: The total number of Covid cases has now surpass 538 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 538,112,366 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,326,550 on Thursday morning.
The United States has recorded 86,988,671 cases so far and 1,035,031 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
India’s Covid-19 tally rose to 43,190,282 on Wednesday, as 5,233 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s data.
Besides, seven deaths from the pandemic registered across the country since Tuesday morning took the total death toll to 524,715.
Bangladesh registered 58 new Covid cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, taking the country’s total caseload to 1,953,812.
The country’s total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,131 as no deaths were reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
