Worldwide Covid-19 infections hit 100m mark

KABUL (Pajhwok): Worldwide Covid-19 infections have hit the 100 million mark, including 25 million cases in the United States alone, media reports say.

The virus was initially detected in the Wuhan city of China before it spread to 200 countries and regions around the globe.

The pandemic has been controlled in many countries while a large number of states have reported the second wave of the disease.

The US-based Johns Hopkins University said the coronavirus infections hit the 100 million mark on Monday.

The source added over 72 million infected individuals had recovered and the virus had claimed over 2.1 million lives to date.

Figures show over 400,000 individuals are infected with the virus and around 7,000 individuals succumb to the disease on a daily basis.

Reports indicate that 25 million people are infected with Covid-19 in the US, 10.677 million in India and 8.882 million in Brazil.

Similarly, Russia, Columbia, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Britain, Italy, Germany, Iran, Turkey and Peru have seen a massive number of Covid-19 infections and deaths.

In Afghanistan, 54,750 people have been infected with the virus and 2,389 others killed. Over 47,000 others have recovered from the pandemic.

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