The global COVID caseload has crossed 85.6 million, while the deaths have surged to over 1.85 million, according to Johns Hopkins University, reports UNB.
The total number of cases globally stood at 85,637,904 and the death toll climbed to 1,852,079 as of Tuesday morning, as per the latest data released by the university.
The US, which remained the world’s worst-hit country in terms of the number of cases and deaths, is on the brink of breaching the 21 million mark.
The country’s total cases reached 20,805,262, with 353,371 fatalities on Tuesday morning, the university said.
Brazil registered 543 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 196,561, the government announced on Monday.
The country's Ministry of Health confirmed 20,006 new cases, taking the nationwide count to 7,753,752.
India recorded 10,340,469 cases, while the death toll in the country climbed to 149,649 in the morning, the government said.
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