In the US, the surge is driven by the BA.5 variant, which accounts for 65% of cases with its cousin BA.4 contributing another 16%.

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No of new cases reported globally in the past 24 hours

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55,54,46,890
Total no. of cases worldwide

63,53,692
Total no of deaths worldwide

Source: WHO/Johns Hopkins

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