Worldwide Covid-19 cases passed 150 million, as the number of new daily infections reach levels not seen since the beginning of the pandemic, according to an AFP count.

150.3 million cases have been declared since the virus was first discovered in China in December 2019, according to an AFP compilation of official data — with numbers soaring recently due to a relentless second wave in India, where 2.5 million cases have been detected in the past seven days.