The number of infections due to covid-19 worldwide is inching towards the 1.3 million mark with more than 70,000 deaths. In the US, the worst affected currently by covid-19, infection numbers are headed towards the 340,000 mark with the death toll at over 9,600, according to the US-based Johns Hopkins University’s live tracker of the disease. New York is the epicenter of the outbreak in the US with more than 3,000 deaths. In India, the number of active cases is at 3,851 with 111 deaths.