Covid-19 cases top 160 million globally

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world. In fact, the total caseload has now surpassed 160 million.

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total Covid caseload reached 160,469,865 while the death toll from the virus surged to 3,331,823 on Thursday.The US has logged 32,814,574 cases and 583,684 deaths, as of Thursday morning.

Covid-19 deaths in the US have tumbled to an average of around 600 per day — the lowest level in 10 months — with the number of lives lost dropping to single digits in well over half the states and, on some days, hitting zero, reports AP.Brazil on Wednesday reported 2,545 more deaths from Covid-19, raising the national count to 428,256, the Ministry of Health said.