NEW YORK: Coronavirus cases rise unabated across the globe with 117,431,146 infected by the deadly contagion. While 92,935,685 have recovered, 2,604,787 have died so far. The US remains the worst-hit country with 2,604,787 cases.

The coronavirus cases in India jumped to 11,229,271 with 18,691 new infections reported across the country, according to Worldometer. The death toll meanwhile reached 157,890 with 99 fatalities in the last 24 hours.

The total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 20 million, the Union Health Ministry said. The nationwide vaccination drive against Covid-19 was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers, while frontline workers stated receiving vaccine shots from February 2. The next phase of Covid-19 vaccination commenced from march 1for those senior citizens and for people aged 45 years and above with specified comorbid conditions.