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Washington: The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 102.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.21 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 102,525,801 and 2,217,668, respectively.
The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 26,067,807 and 439,420, respectively, according to the CSSE.
India comes in second place in terms of cases at 10,733,131.
The other countries with more than a million confirmed coronavirus cases are Brazil (9,176,975), the UK (3,806,993), Russia (3,790,265), France (3,236,685), Spain (2,743,119), Italy (2,541,783), Turkey (2,470,901), Germany (2,217,234), Colombia (2,086,806), Argentina (1,922,264), Mexico (1,841,893), Poland (1,508,674), South Africa (1,449,236), Iran (1,411,731), Ukraine (1,258,093), Peru (1,125,875) and Indonesia (1,066,313), the CSSE figures showed.
Brazil currently accounts for the second highest number of Covid-19 fatalities at 223,945, followed by Mexico (156,579) on the third place and India (154,147) on the fourth.
Meanwhile, the nations with a death toll above 20,000 are the UK (105,777), Italy (88,279), France (76,006), Russia (71,556), Spain (58,319), Iran (57,889), Germany (56,878), Colombia (53,650), Argentina (47,931), South Africa (43,951), Peru (40,686), Poland (37,082), Indonesia (29,728), Turkey (25,865), Ukraine (23,769) and Belgium (21,018).
UK records another 23,275 Covid cases, 1,200 deaths
Another 23,275 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 3,796,088, according to official figures released.
Meanwhile, Britain also reported another 1,200 coronavirus-related deaths, taking the country's death toll to 105,571. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test.
The latest data come as Britain is stepping up its efforts to speed up the vaccine rollout, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
More than 8.3 million people in the country have received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, according to the latest official figures. Britain aims to deliver a first dose to 15 million of the most vulnerable by mid-February and to all adults by autumn.
Earlier Saturday, a British expert warned that some restrictions will remain in place in the country until the coronavirus pandemic is over globally.
