Worldwide Covid-19 fatalities top 4.8 million

KABUL (Pajhwok): The global Covid-19 death toll has now surpassed 4.8 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries.

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total caseload and fatalities stand at 235,388,343 and 4,808,855, respectively, as of Tuesday morning.

So far, 395,582,948 vaccine doses have been administered across the globe, as per the university data.

The US has logged 43,852,255 cases and 703,278 deaths to date, according to the university data. The death toll in the United States is the highest in the world.

Brazil currently has the world’s second-highest pandemic death toll after the US and the third-largest caseload after the United States and India.

Brazil has registered 21,478,546 cases so far. Its Covid-19 death toll has also risen to 598,152 as the country has been seeing a new wave of cases since January.

India’s Covid-19 tally rose to 33,834,702 on Monday, as 20,799 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, the health ministry data showed.

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