NEW DELHI: India reported 25,320 fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday pushing the overall tally to 11,359,048, according to Health Ministry. The death toll from the deadly infection jumped to 158,607.

The cumulative tally of vaccination has crossed 20.9 million mark in the country after 9,47,090 vaccines were administered on Saturday, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. "Total 9,74,090 vaccine doses were given till 7 p.m. on Saturday out of which 8,05,014 beneficiaries were administered the first dose while 1,69,076 healthcare workers and frontline workers received the second dose, as per the provisional report. Final reports would be completed for the day by late night," the officials said.

The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 120,040,943. While 96,578,602 have recovered, 12,659,064 have lost their lives. Meanwhile, the US continues to be the worst-hit country with 30,043,662 cases.

Another 4,618 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,258,438, according to official figures released on Sunday.

The country also reported another 52 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 125,516. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test, the Xinhua news agency reported.

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,025,390 as of Sunday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said that the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 107,523, while 3,610,997 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease.

There is time to declare a victory in America's fight against the coronavirus as there is always the risk of a surge back up, White House chief medical advisor Dr Anthony Fauci said on Sunday.

The US is going in the right direction, Fauci told Fox News in an interview.