Global Covid cases near 460m

The overall number of Covid cases is rapidly approaching 460 million as the pandemic enters into its third year, report agencies.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 459,636,458 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,045,258 Tuesday morning.
The US has recorded 79,561,138 cases so far and 965,102 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 42,995,560 on Monday as 2,066 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry's data.
Besides, 98 deaths from the pandemic since Saturday morning took the total death toll to 516,005.
Meanwhile, Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January last year, registered 29,382,196 cases as of Tuesday, while its Covid death toll rose to 655,326.
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 42,996,062 on Tuesday, as 2,568 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.
Besides, 97 related deaths since Monday morning took the total death toll to 515,974.
There are still 33,917 active COVID-19 cases in the country as there was a fall of 2,251 active cases during the past 24 hours.
So far 42,446,171 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals so far, out of which 4,722 were discharged during the past 24 hours.