Global Covid cases top 508 million

The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 508 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 508,524,104 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,215,164 Saturday morning.

The US has recorded 80,952,109 cases so far and 991,171 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.

India's COVID-19 tally rose to 43,052,425 on Friday, as 2,451 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal Health Ministry's latest data.

This is the third consecutive day when the number of new cases has breached the 2,000-mark, after hitting low for the past several months.

Besides, there were 54 new deaths due to the pandemic since Thursday morning, taking the death toll to 522,116.