The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed the grim 390 million mark, with the highly transmissible Omicron variant reigning supreme across the globe.
Total caseload surged to 390,541923 while the fatality count from the virus reached 5,724,286 as of Saturday morning, says the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) data.
The US has recorded 76,344,963 cases so far and 901,288 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
Russia has confirmed another highest daily of 168,201 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 12,452,765, the official monitoring and response centre said on Friday
The nationwide death toll increased by 682 to 334,039, while the number of recoveries increased by 10,337,008 to 10,390,732
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 41,078,653 Friday, as 125,941 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, the federal health ministry's latest data showed.
Besides, 1,056 deaths from the pandemic since Thursday morning took the total death toll to 501,143
Bangladesh reported 30 more Covid-linked deaths with 9,052 fresh cases in 24 hours till Friday morning.
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