Global Covid cases near 55 million

Global coronavirus cases neared 55 million with 1,326,859 on Monday since the virus emerged in China late last year, report agencies.

Over 54.97 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed around the world.

According to the data compiled by Worldometers, the total number of coronavirus cases stand at 54,326, 211 as of Monday morning.

The United States remains the worst-hit country with 246,206 deaths, and a total of 11 million cases so far.

Michigan and Washington on Sunday joined several other states in announcing renewed efforts to combat the coronavirus as more than 11 million cases of COVID-19 have now been reported in the United States - with the most recent million coming in less than a week - and as many Americans prepare to observe a Thanksgiving holiday marked by the pandemic.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration ordered high schools and colleges to stop in-person classes, closed restaurants to indoor dining and suspended organized sports - including the football playoffs - in an attempt to curb the state's spiking case numbers. The order also restricts indoor and outdoor residential gatherings, closes some entertainment facilities and bans gyms from hosting group exercise classes.

The number of coronavirus cases in the US crossed the 11-million mark on Sunday as cases intensified.

The US crossed 10 million Covid-19 cases on November 8 and is reporting over 100,000 daily cases for the past 11 days straight.

The seven-day rolling average for new daily cases stood at 145,400 on Saturday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That means the U.S. is adding about 1 million new cases a week, and deaths averaged 820 a day as of Saturday, a 33percent increase in just two weeks, reports AP.

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll reached 165,798 on Sunday after 921 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health.

Meanwhile, the Latin American country registered 38,307 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national count to 5,863,093.

India is in the second spot in terms of cases, with 8,814,579 cases as of this morning. It has reported 129,635 deaths so far - the third highest in the world.

Mexico has reported the fourth highest number of deaths at 98,259 with a total of 1,003,253 cases so far - the 11th highest in the world.