New Delhi (NVI): More than 110.3 million people around the world have been confirmed to have the coronavirus, while the death toll has crossed 2,441,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally. Over 62.1 million patients have recovered from the deadly disease globally.
The number of coronavirus infections in the US have surpassed 27.8 million, while the number of fatalities caused due to the deadly contagion have exceeded 4,93,000 in the country.
Brazil’s coronavirus cases have crossed the 10 million-mark and stands at 10,030,626 while the number of deaths have surged past 2,43,000.
Furthermore, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 9,113 to 2,369,719, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed. The reported death toll rose by 508 to 67,206, the tally showed.
Thailand reported 130 new coronavirus cases, taking its total infections to 25,241. One additional death was confirmed, taking fatalities to 83 overall, the country’s Covid taskforce said.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong will start its public free vaccination program next week, after authorising emergency use of the Chinese vaccine, Sinovac.
Africa’s reported Covid death toll surpassed 100,000 on Friday, a fraction of those reported on other continents but rising fast as a second wave of infections overwhelms hospitals.
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