The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surged past 287 million with European countries tightening Covid-19 restrictions as Omicron spreads.

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 287,931,555 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,435,753 Saturday morning.

The US has recorded 54,570,527 cases so far and more than 825,536 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.

Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 22,291,839 cases as of Friday, while its Covid death toll rose to 619,334.

India’s Covid-19 tally rose to 34,838,804 on Saturday with 16,764 new cases as per the health ministry data. Besides, as many as 220 deaths due to the pandemic were reported since Friday morning took the total death toll to 481,080. Meanwhile, the country’s Omicron tally reached 1,270 on Friday and at least 374 have recovered, the health ministry said.

Covid situation in Bangladesh Bangladesh logged two Covid-linked deaths with 512 fresh infections in 24 hours till Friday morning.