Global Covid-19 cases exceed 62 million

The number of global coronavirus (Covid-19) cases surged past 62 million on Sunday, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

The number of confirmed cases across the world rose to 62,158,338 while the death toll climbed to 1,450,578, reports UNB. In the United States, there have been more than 13.23 million cases with 266,014 deaths as of Sunday morning, according to the real-time count kept by JHU.