Shawdesh Desk:

The overall number of Covid cases now crossed 255 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease.

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 254,998,932 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,131,160 on Friday morning.

The US has recorded 47,530,897 cases to date and more than 768,684 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data.

Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, has registered 21,989,962 cases so far, while its Covid death toll rose to 612,177.

India’s Covid-19 tally rose to 34,485,517 on Thursday, as 7,000 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.

Besides, as many as 92 deaths were recorded since Wednesday morning, taking the death toll to 464,715.