June 13, 2021
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Global Covid caseload crosses 175mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 33,457,378 and 599,664…reports Asian Lite News

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 175.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.79 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 175,567,564 and 3,791,126, respectively.

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 33,457,378 and 599,664, respectively, according to the CSSE.

In terms of infections, India follows in the second place with 29,359,155 cases.

The other worst countries with over 3 million cases are Brazil (17,374,818), France (5,799,459), Turkey (5,325,435), Russia (5,133,938), the UK (4,574,445), Italy (4,243,482), Argentina (4,111,147), Spain (3,733,600), Colombia (3,724,705), Germany (3,722,295) and Iran (3,020,522), the CSSE figures showed.

In terms of deaths, Brazil comes second with 486,272 fatalities.

Nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are India (367,081), Mexico (230,097), the UK (128,160), Italy (126,976), Russia (123,961) and France (110,540).

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