The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated January 18)

18:47, January 18, 2021

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated January 18)

  Passengers wearing face masks as a precautionary measure against COVID-19, walk through the arrivals hall after landing at London Heathrow Airport in west London, on January 15, 2021. (Photo: AFP)The total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 2,029,808 with the global confirmed cases reaching 94,994,496 as of 9:30 am BJT on Monday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.Sources: Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.Current status (data as of 9:30 am BJT, Jan 18):The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 397,494 people in the US, the most of any country. The US also leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 23,923,062, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 9:30 am BJT on Monday.India has confirmed a total number of infections to 10,557,985. The death toll grew to 152,274.Brazil has confirmed a total number of infections to 8,488,099. The death toll grew to 209,847.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Russia have increased to 3,530,379 with 64,601 deaths.It is followed by UK with 3,405,710 infections and 89,427 deaths, France with 2,969,091 infections and 70,422 deaths, Turkey with 2,387,101 cases and 23,997 deaths, Italy with 2,381,277 cases and 82,177 deaths and Spain with 2,252,164 cases and 53,314 deaths.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Germany have increased to 2,050,129 with 46,781 deaths.

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated January 15)

  Medical workers collect information from people to be inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine at the Chaoyang Museum of Urban Planning in Beijing on January 15, 2021. (Photo: AFP)The total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 1,995,273 with the global confirmed cases reaching 93,158,547 as of 5:30 pm BJT on Friday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.Sources: Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.Current status (data as of 5:30 pm BJT, Jan 15):The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 388,692 people in the US, the most of any country. The US also leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 23,313,101, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 5:30 pm BJT on Friday.India has confirmed a total number of infections to 10,527,683. The death toll grew to 151,918.Brazil has confirmed a total number of infections to 8,324,294. The death toll grew to 207,095.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Russia have increased to 3,483,531 with 63,558 deaths.It is followed by UK with 3,269,757 infections and 86,163 deaths, France with 2,909,723 infections and 69,452 deaths, Turkey with 2,364,801 cases and 23,495 deaths, Italy with 2,336,279 cases and 80,848 deaths and Spain with 2,211,967 cases and 53,079 deaths.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Germany have increased to 2,015,235 with 45,209 deaths.

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated January 17)

  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.Sources: Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.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.Indias 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.Irans 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 Kor...