The world is fast approaching the grim milestone of 116 million Covid-19 cases, despite a global vaccination rollout.

The global Covid-19 caseload surged past 114.4 million on Tuesday as infections jumped by the most in seven weeks.

The U.S. stood Sunday at the brink of a once-unthinkable tally: 500,000 people lost to the coronavirus.

Death toll in the USA from coronavirus surged past 58,000 as the country reported more than one million confirmed cases.

The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has passed 8 lakh on Tuesday with deaths surpassing 43,000, while Americans are increasingly divided over when and how to reopen the economy.

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed Italy's for the highest in the world Saturday, surpassing 20,000, as Chicago and other cities across the Midwest braced for a potential surge in victims and moved to snuff out smoldering hot spots of contagion before they erupt.

Tensions over how to contain the coronavirus escalated Tuesday in the United States as the death toll climbed to nine and lawmakers expressed doubts about the government's ability to ramp up testing fast enough to deal with the crisis.