Global coronavirus caseload tops 216 million

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More than 216.3 million people have been reported infected by the novel coronavirus globally and the death toll reached at 4,515,104 on Monday.

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Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

Meanwhile, the vaccinations soared to over 5.19 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Health workers load a deceased person into a trailer outside of the Brooklyn Hospital Center. Reuters

In its latest update on Monday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload, death toll and vaccination tally stood at 216,356,046, 4,500,291 and 5,191,545,258 respectively.

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 38,796,236 and 637,525, respectively, according to the CSSE.

In terms of infections, India follows in the second place with 32,695,030 cases.

This photo shows a coronavirus patient lying on a bed in Mumbai, India. File photo

The other worst countries with over 3 million cases are Brazil (20,741,815), France (6,827,146), Russia (6,785,465), the UK (6,762,904), Turkey (6,329,519), Argentina (5,173,531), Colombia (4,905,258), Iran (4,926,964), Spain (4,831,809), Italy (4,530,246), Indonesia (4,073,831), Germany (3,940,212) and Mexico (3,328,863), the CSSE figures showed.

In terms of deaths, Brazil comes second with 579,308 fatalities.

Nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are India (437,830), Mexico (257,906), Peru (198,115), Russia (178,457), the UK (132,760), Indonesia (131,923), Italy (129,093), Colombia (124,811), France (114,506), Argentina (111,383) and Iran (106,482).