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The global Covid-19 caseload has surpassed 215 million with the world still struggling to contain the pandemic fueled by new variants.
According to Johns Hopkins University, the overall death toll from coronavirus stood at 4,485,336 globally, while the total cases mounted to 215, 386,075 as of Saturday morning.
The US is the worst-hit country, with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 38,702,782 and 636,679, respectively, according to the university data.
About 1,100 people are dying daily of COVID-19 in the United States, the most since mid-March, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
About 85,000 people were hospitalized with the illness nationwide early this week, CDC data shows, the highest total since the post-holiday surge in early February, reports AP.
The surge is largely fueled by highly contagious delta variant among people who are not vaccinated.
Brazil is currently seeing a second wave of COVID-19 outbreaks, with a significant increase in cases since December that has pushed the public healthcare system to the brink of collapse in several regions.
The country confirmed 20, 703,906 cases with 578,326 deaths as of Saturday morning.
India comes second in terms of Covid cases, with 32,603,188, while the country’s death toll soared to 436,861 this morning, according to the Health Ministry.
