221 Countries and Territories worldwide have reported a total of 220,763,584 confirmed cases of the coronavirus COVID-19 that originated from Wuhan, China, and a death toll of 4,570,100 deaths.
From the latest update, we can see that One Asian Country, Two European Countries, and One each from North and South American countries are among the five most affected list of countries with coronavirus. The US replaced Chine as the country with the highest coronavirus cases on 26 March 2020, while more than 92% of the global coronavirus cases are currently outside China.
As the coronavirus reaches more than 200 countries and the WHO declares it as a global pandemic.
The US, India, and Brazil occupy the first, second, and third positions, respectively, in terms of the caseload of Covid-19.
Here is a list of the top 5 countries affected by the coronavirus based on their number of caseloads:
USA
According to world meter, the US has 30,043,662 cases and 546,605 deaths due to Covid-19 as of Sunday, 14 March 2021.
The first coronavirus case in the US was confirmed on 21 January 2020. Still, the cases surged from the second half of February and further in March as the nationwide testing were increased significantly.
Although the silver lining is that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Saturday, 14 March, that more than 101 million jobs have already been administered in the country since the beginning of its vaccination program, CDC added that more than 35 million people who are about 10.5 percent of the country’s population, were considered “fully vaccinated.”
According to the latest update by world meter, the US hashas 40,703,674 Covid cases with a total toll of 664,9adeathsths.
India
According to a Hindustan Times report on March 14, 2021, India’s active caseload reached 210,544 on Sunday, March 14, with the death toll reaching 158,607 as 25,320 fresh cases of coronavirus diseases and 162 related deaths were reported. The country’s vaccination program, which began on January 16, 2021, has been making strides with 2,91,92,547 vaccines doses administer in the country so far.
According to world meter, India now has over 32 million cases and an approximate death toll of 440,256.
Brazil
The nation with a population of around 212 million has been undergoing the worst Covid-19 wave since the pandemic began last year. The caseload of the country stood at 11,439,250 as of Sunday, March 14, 2021, with 277,216 deaths. The active cases stood at 1,125,087, and recoveries reached 10,036,947. Compared to other countries, Brazil’s vaccination program has been slow.
Over the course of six months, between March to September 2021, the COVID-19 case rises from 11 million to more than 20 million and the death toll from almost 300 thousand to almost 600 thousand.
Russia
The country’s tally stood at 4,380,525, according to world meter, on March 14, 2021, and the death toll stands at 91,625. The country started vaccinating its population on January 18 and has inoculated 5 million people so far intending to complete the vaccination drive by August next year.
From the latest update from world meter on 4th September 2021, Russia now has 6,993,954 cases confirmed with 186,407 deaths.
United Kingdom
The total number of cases in the United Kingdom stood at 4,253,820,, and the death toll stood at 125,464 on Sunday, 14 March 2021. According to the latest official figures, more than 23.6 million people in the country have been administered the first jab of the coronavirus vaccine.
According to Worldometer’s latest report, UK now has 6,904,969 cases confirmed with 133,041 total deaths.
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