Worldwide coronavirus caseload tops 224 million
A man (centre) receives the coronavirus vaccine in Hanoi on Friday. AFP
The global coronavirus caseload has topped 224 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.63 million and vaccinations soared to over 5.64 billion, according to the www.worldometers.info.
In its latest update on Saturday morning, the website revealed that the current global caseload, death toll and vaccination tally stood at 224,674,087, 4,631,228 and 5,640,209,397, respectively.
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 40,856,200 and 658,957 respectively, according to the CSSE.
This photo shows a coronavirus patient lying on a bed in Mumbai, India. File photo
In terms of infections, India follows in the second place with 33,174,954 cases.
The other worst countries with over 3 million cases are Brazil (20,974,850), the UK (7,202,212), Russia (7,000,636), France (6,972,934), Turkey (6,613,946), Iran (5,258,913, Argentina (5,221,809), Colombia (4,926,772), Spain (4,907,461), Italy (4,596,558), Indonesia (4,158,731), Germany (4,071,643) and Mexico (3,479,999), the CSSE figures showed.
In terms of deaths, Brazil comes second with 585,846 fatalities.
Nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are India (442,009), Mexico (266,150), Peru (198,621), Russia (187,768), Indonesia (138,431), the UK (134,313), Italy (129,828), Colombia (125,529), France (116,049), Iran (113,380) and Argentina (113,282).
