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Kyodo News
Updated as of Aug 05 09:31 AM

The cumulative worldwide total of infections with COVID-19 has surpassed 200 million as the Delta variant continues to rage in many countries. Read more »

World won't vanquish coronavirus this year, says WHO

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 02 05:07 AM

GENEVA - It is unrealistic to think that the world will be done with the COVID-19 pandemic by the end of the year, the WHO said Monday. Read more »

On road to ending pandemic, more people vaccinated than total cases to date -data

Reuters
Posted at Feb 04 06:36 AM

More people are now vaccinated against COVID-19 than have been infected by the virus that has swept the globe over the past year, a milestone on the road to ending the pandemic, based on data reported on Wednesday. Read more »

WHO warns of 'hard road ahead' to beat pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 04:24 AM

GENEVA - World Health Organization experts warned Wednesday there could be six months of "hard, hard road ahead" in 2021 before vaccines turn the tide against the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Global COVID-19 cases surpass 75 million

Kavya B and Roshan Abraham, Reuters
Posted at Dec 20 10:49 AM

Global coronavirus infections surpassed the 75 million mark on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, as several nations around the world begin vaccinating against the virus. Read more »

Global COVID-19 cases reach over 60 million nearly a year since 1st reported case

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 11:32 PM

The new coronavirus has infected more than 60 million people worldwide and claimed over a million lives nearly a year since it was first reported in China. Read more »

Global coronavirus cases exceed 50 million after 30-day spike

Reuters
Posted at Nov 08 11:22 PM

Global coronavirus infections exceeded 50 million on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, with a second wave of the virus in the past 30 days accounting for a quarter of the total. Read more »

WHO's Tedros says countries on 'dangerous track' in pandemic

Reuters
Posted at Oct 24 05:01 AM

GENEVA - The world is now at a critical juncture in the COVID-19 pandemic and some countries are on a dangerous path, facing the prospect of health services collapsing under the strain, the head of the World Health Organization said on Friday. Read more »

Global coronavirus cases surpass 40 million milestone

Shaina Ahluwalia and Roshan Abraham, Reuters
Posted at Oct 19 01:34 PM

Worldwide coronavirus cases crossed 40 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere fueled a resurgence in the spread of the disease. Read more »

WHO fears spike in deaths after global COVID-19 surge

Stephanie Nebehay and John Miller, Reuters
Posted at Oct 15 05:31 AM

GENEVA/ZURICH - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned against any complacency in the coronavirus death rate, saying with the increasing number of cases, mortality would also rise. Read more »

WHO reports record one-day rise in global coronavirus cases amid European outbreak

Lisa Shumaker, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 03:13 AM

The World Health Organization reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases on Thursday, with the total rising by 338,779 in 24 hours led by a surge of infections in Europe. Read more »

COVID-19 death toll unacceptably high: WHO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 03:22 AM

The respiratory disease has killed nearly 947,000 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP, while more than 30.2 million cases have been registered. Read more »

Coronavirus cases top 30 million worldwide: AFP tally

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 06:19 AM

PARIS - The number of coronavirus cases registered worldwide topped 30 million on Thursday, according to an AFP tally based on official sources. Read more »

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