WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide crossed 3 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters report on Tuesday, as the latest global revival of COVID-19 infections is challenging vaccination efforts around the world.
Global COVID-19 deaths are on the rise again, particularly in Brazil and India. Health officials blame more contagious variants first detected in the UK and South Africa, along with public fatigue with locks and other restrictions.
According to a Reuters report, it took more than a year before the global coronavirus mortality rate reached 2 million. The next 1 million deaths were added in about three months.
According to a Reuters analysis, Brazil is the world leader in the daily average number of new deaths reported and counts one in four deaths worldwide every day.
The World Health Organization acknowledged the country’s serious condition due to coronavirus and said the country is in a very critical condition with an overwhelming healthcare system.
“Indeed, there is currently a very serious situation in Brazil, where we have a number of states in a critical state,” epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO, said at a briefing last Thursday. full.
India on Monday reported a record rise in COVID-19 infections, becoming the second country after the United States to place more than 100,000 new cases within a day.
Maharashtra, which has been hit hardest in India, began closing shopping malls, cinemas, pubs, restaurants and places of worship on Monday as hospitals were flooded with patients.
The European region, which includes 51 countries, has the highest total death toll at nearly 1.1 million.
Five European countries, including the United Kingdom, Russia, France, Italy and Germany, account for about 60% of all coronavirus-related deaths.
The United States has the highest number of deaths in any country in the world, 555,000 and is responsible for approximately 19% of all deaths due to COVID-19 in the world. Cases have increased over the past three weeks, but health officials believe the country’s rapid vaccination campaign could prevent an increase in deaths. A third of the population received at least one dose of vaccine.
At least 370.3 million people, or nearly 4.75% of the world’s population, had received a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine by Sunday, according to the latest figures from research firm Our World in Data.
However, the World Health Organization calls on countries to donate more doses of approved COVID-19 vaccines to help achieve vaccination goals for the most vulnerable in poorer countries.
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