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Global Covid caseload tops 279.9 mn, deaths surge to over 5.39 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 279.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.39 million and vaccinations to over 8.94 billion

Spain, Covid, Masks

People at a commercial street in downtown Madrid. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez convened a special Cabinet meeting on Thursday to pass a decree that makes it mandatory to wear masks outdoors, amid a record surge in Covid-19 cases (AP/PTI)

IANS Washington

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 279.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.39 million and vaccinations to over 8.94 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 and the death toll stood at 279,906,569 and 5,399,781, respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses administered has increased to 8,949,398,777.

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 52,259,716 and 816,597, according to the CSSE.

The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (34,786,802 infections and 479,682 deaths), followed by Brazil (22,238,369 infections and 618,686 deaths).

 

The other countries with over 5 million cases are the UK (11,958,928), Russia (10,213,265), Turkey (9,309,094), France (9,220,540), Germany (7,009,648), Iran (6,182,905), Spain (5,718,007), Italy (5,647,313), Argentina (5,452,419) and Colombia (5,121,668), the CSSE figures showed.

The nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are Mexico (298,670), Russia (298,165), Peru (202,424), the UK (148,324), Indonesia (144,053), Italy (136,611), Iran (131,348), Colombia (129,729), France (123,627), Argentina (117,020) and Germany (110,373).

--IANS

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First Published: Dec 27 2021 | 9:06 AM IST

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