<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The overall number of global Covid cases has now crossed 617 million.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The total case count mounted to 617,573,821 while the death toll reached 6,531,909 on Tuesday morning, according to the latest global data.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The US has recorded 97,554,555 cases so far and 1,078,938 people have died from the virus in the country, both highest counts around the world.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the federal health ministry data released on Monday morning, 1,681 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in 24 hours, taking the total tally to 44,534,188 in the country.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The country also logged 18 related deaths in 24 hours, pushing the overall death toll to 528,355, the ministry said. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">bnbd24/kh</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div>