WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide crossed 3 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters account, as the latest global resurgence of COVID-19 infections is challenging vaccination efforts in all the world.
Deaths from COVID-19 worldwide are rising again, especially in Brazil and India. Health officials blame the most infectious variants that were first detected in the UK and South Africa, along with public fatigue with blockages and other restrictions.
According to a Reuters account, it took more than a year for global coronavirus figures to reach 2 million. The next 1 million deaths were added in about three months.
According to a Reuters analysis, Brazil leads the world in the average daily number of new deaths reported and accounts for one in four deaths worldwide each day.
The World Health Organization recognized the serious state of the nation due to the coronavirus, and said the country is in a very critical state with an overflowing health system.
“In fact, there is a very serious situation in Brazil right now, where we have several states in critical condition,” WHO epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove said last Thursday at a briefing, which added that many units of hospital intensive care exceeds 90% full.
India reported a record increase in COVID-19 infections on Monday, becoming the second nation after the United States to post more than 100,000 new cases a day.
Maharashtra, India’s most affected state, on Monday began closing shopping malls, cinemas, bars, restaurants and places of worship as patients have been invaded by hospitals.
The European region, which includes 51 countries, has the largest total death toll, at about 1.1 million.
Five European countries, including the United Kingdom, Russia, France, Italy and Germany, account for approximately 60% of all European coronavirus-related deaths.
The United States has the highest number of deaths in any country in the world, with 555,000 people and accounts for about 19% of all deaths due to COVID-19 in the world. Cases have risen over the past three weeks, but health officials believe the country’s rapid vaccination campaign could prevent an increase in deaths. One-third of the population has received at least one dose of vaccine.
At least 370.3 million people, or nearly 4.75% of the world’s population, received a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, according to the latest figures from our research and data provider Our World in Data.
However, the World Health Organization urges countries to give more doses of COVID-19 vaccines approved to help achieve vaccination targets for the most vulnerable in the poorest countries.
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