A medical worker inoculates a doctor with a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC) in Ahmedabad on January 16, 2021. (Photo: AFP)

The total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 2,023,685 with the global confirmed cases reaching 94,563,897 as of 6:30 pm BJT on Sunday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

Data source: Johns Hopkins University

Current status (data as of 6:30 pm BJT, Jan. 17):

Los Angeles became the first county in the US to surpass 1 million total cases since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, local health officials said Saturday. The most populous county in the country, home to 10 million residents, on Saturday reported 14,669 new confirmed cases and 253 additional deaths, pushing its cumulative cases up to 1,003,923 with 13,741 related deaths, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

India's COVID-19 tally rose to 10,557,985 on Sunday, as 15,144 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, according to the data from the federal health ministry. According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 152,274 with 181 new deaths. There are still 208,826 active cases in the country, while 10,196,885 people have been discharged so far from hospitals after medical treatment.

The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 11,287 within one day to 907,929, with the death toll adding by 220 to 25,987, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. According to the ministry, 9,102 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 736,460.

Iran's health ministry reported 6,016 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, raising the total nationwide infections to 1,330,411. The pandemic has so far claimed 56,803 lives in Iran, up by 86 in the past 24 hours, said Sima Sadat Lari, the spokeswoman for Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, during her daily briefing.

South Korea reported 520 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 72,340. The daily caseload stayed below 600 for seven straight days, after recording 451 on Monday.