Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide

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Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of May 5, 2021 at 3:30pm EST.

The trajectory of Covid-19 cases and fatalities continue to soar in India. Another record-breaking day as the country’s health officials record more than 406,000 new infections and an additional 3,841 Covid-related deaths in the last 24-hours.


Globally, over 154 million cases have confirmed positive for Covid-19 according to Johns Hopkins University data. Since the start of the pandemic, over 133 million people have recovered. Fatalities attributable to Covid-19 now surpass 3.2 million worldwide.