Global COVID-19 Caseload Tops 194 Million, Deaths Surge to More Than 4.15 Million: Johns Hopkins University
In its latest update on Monday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload, death toll and the total number of vaccine doses administered stood at 194,092,488, 4,158,316 and 3,841,936,983, respectively.
Washington, July 26: The overall global COVID-19 caseload has topped 194 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.15 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.84 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Monday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload, death toll and the total number of vaccine doses administered stood at 194,092,488, 4,158,316 and 3,841,936,983, respectively.
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 34,443,064 and 610,891, respectively, according to the CSSE. In terms of infections, India follows in second place with 31,371,901 cases. Malnutrition May Increase Risk of COVID-19 Severity: Study.
The other worst countries with over 3 million cases are Brazil (19,688,663), France (6,056,388), Russia (6,049,215), the UK (5,723,393), Turkey (5,601,608), Argentina (4,846,615), Colombia (4,727,846), Italy (4,317,415), Spain (4,280,429), Germany (3,763,018), Iran (3,691,432) and Indonesia (3,166,505), the CSSE figures showed.
In terms of deaths, Brazil comes second with 549,924 fatalities. Nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are India (420,551), Mexico (238,316), Peru (195,243), Russia (151,352), the UK (129,446), Italy (127,949), Colombia (118,868), France (111,806) and Argentina (103,721).
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