Shawdesh Desk:

The overall number of Covid cases is now approaching 518 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 517,756,924 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,252,895 Tuesday morning.

The US has recorded 81,966,629 cases so far and 997,735 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.

India’s Covid-19 tally rose to 43,107,322 Sunday, with 1,921 new cases registered in 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data.

Besides, as many as 29 fatalities were reported across the country due to the pandemic since Sunday morning, taking the total death toll to 524,093.