The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated March 13)

17:32, March 13, 2021

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated March 13)

  The total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 2,638,139 with the global confirmed cases reaching 119,014,982 as of 9:30 am BJT on Saturday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.A man receives the COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Caceres, Spain, on March 12, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)Current status (data as of 10:00 am BJT, Mar 13):Source: Johns Hopkins UniversityThe outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 532,400 people in the US, the most of any country. The US also leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 29,343,532.Brazil has confirmed a total number of infections to 11,363,380. The death toll grew to 275,105.India has confirmed a total number of infections to 11,308,846 The death toll grew to 158,306.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Russia have increased to 4,321,588 with 89,701 deaths.It is followed by UK with 4,261,398 infections and 125,579 deaths, France with 4,075,735 infections and 90,207 deaths, Spain with 3,183,704 cases and 72,258 deaths, Italy with 3,175,807 cases and 101,564 deaths and Turkey with 2,850,930 cases and 29,356 deaths.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Germany have increased to 2,559,296 with 73,204 deaths.

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated March 10)

  An elder woman receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac at an inoculation site in Acaxochitlan, State of Hidalgo, Mexico, March 9, 2021. (Xinhua/Xin Yuewei)The total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 2,610,863 with the global confirmed cases reaching 117,587,601 as of 5 pm BJT on Wednesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.Current status (data as of 5 pm BJT, Mar 10):Indias COVID-19 tally rose to 11,262,707 on Wednesday as 17,921 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry.Brazil on Tuesday saw record high daily COVID-19 deaths at 1,972 in 24 hours, bringing the national toll to 268,370.Argentina registered 7,307 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the national tally to 2,162,001, the health ministry said.A total of 3,976,492 COVID-19 cases have been reported on the African continent as of Tuesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported on Wednesday 2,886 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the Southeast Asian countrys total tally to 603,308.

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated March 12)

  Traditional Thai dancers wearing protective face shields against the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus perform at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok on March 12, 2021. (Photo: AFP)The total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 2,630,841 with the global confirmed cases reaching 118,625,333 as of 6:30 pm BJT on Friday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.Current status (data as of 6:30 pm BJT, Mar 12):The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticized the "many examples of vaccine nationalism and vaccine hoarding" as well as side deals with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers that undermine access to all people in the world.The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,005,204 as of Friday morning and the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 107,001, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday 4,578 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, the highest daily number in nearly six months, pushing the Southeast Asian countrys total tally to 611,618.Italys government was expected Friday to announce the closure of schools, restaurants and shops across most of the country as a new wave of coronavirus infections puts hospitals under strain.Laos continues to administer the first batch of China-donated COVID-19 vaccine among specific group of people with higher infection risks, which is expected to be completed by March 20.