Global Covid cases about to hit 530 million

Amid a spike in new cases, the overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 530 million across the world.

The total case count jumped to 529,701,594 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,306,199 on Thursday morning, reports UNB citing official data.

The US has recorded 85,440,340 cases so far and 1,030,415 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.

India's Covid-19 tally rose to 43,142,192 on Wednesday with 2,124 new cases registered in 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's data.

Besides, 17 deaths from the pandemic registered across the country since Monday morning took the total death toll to 524,507.