The overall number of Covid cases has now surged past 593 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 593,344,122 and the death toll reached 6,448,809 on Friday morning.
The US has recorded 94,479,779 cases so far and 1,061,346 people have died from the virus in the country, the data shows.
India recorded 16,561 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours till Thursday morning, taking the total tally to 44,223,557, according to data from the country's health ministry.
With the fresh cases, India's active caseload currently stands at 123,535. The country logged 49 more Covid-related deaths, bringing the overall toll to 526,826 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.
