Srinagar, Jan. 27 -- Global Covid-19 cases surpassed 100 million on Wednesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

The global case count reached 10,00,32,461, with a total of 21,49,818 deaths worldwide, the CSSE data showed.

The US reported the most cases and deaths around the world, which stood at 2,53,62,794 and 4,23,010, respectively. India recorded 1,06,76,838 cases, ranking second in the world. Brazil followed with 88,71,393 cases and the world's second largest death toll of 217,664, the Xinhua news agency reported.

Newly-inaugurated US President Joe Biden pledged to ramp up the country's struggling vaccine program.

The number of cases, compiled from data provided by nat...