Notwithstanding a drop in the number of fresh cases in several countries, the global Covid-19 tally topped 171 million on Wednesday, reports UNB.
The global caseload and fatalities currently stand at 171,034,625 and 3,557,281, respectively, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Some 1,931,508,270 doses of vaccine have been administered globally to date, as per the university data.
The US, which is the world's worst-hit country in terms of both cases and deaths, has so far logged 33,287,110 cases and 595,207 deaths, Johns Hopkins figures reveal. India's Covid-19 tally rose to 28,175,044 on Tuesday, with 127,510 new cases reported in 24 hours, said the federal Health Ministry.
The daily spike of new cases in India has been falling over the past couple of weeks. The cases registered in a day have fallen to the lowest level in nearly two months.
Besides, 2,795 deaths were reported since Sunday morning, taking the death toll to 331,895, according to the Ministry.
Brazil on Tuesday reported 2,408 more deaths from Covid-19, taking the nationwide tally to 465,199, the Ministry of Health said.
A total of 78,926 new infections have been detected in the country to date, raising the caseload to 16,624,480, the ministry said.
Brazil has the world's second-highest Covid-19 death toll after the United States, and the third-largest caseload after the United States and India.
