COVID-19: South Korea, Germany, Vietnam report highest cases; check full list here

FPJ Web Desk Updated: Tuesday, April 05, 2022, 04:44 PM IST
TOPSHOT - A worker wearing a protective gear walks next to barriers that separate from the street an neighborhood in lockdown as a measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus in Jingan district, in Shanghai on March 30, 2022.  | (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)

TOPSHOT - A worker wearing a protective gear walks next to barriers that separate from the street an neighborhood in lockdown as a measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus in Jingan district, in Shanghai on March 30, 2022. | (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 493.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.16 million and vaccinations to over 11 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 493,563,211 and 6,169,551, respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses administered has increased to 11,002,991,844.

Meanwhile, according to COVID-19 tracker Worldometer, there are several countries that are still reporting a huge amount of cases. South Korea and Germany have reported the maximum cases on Monday, April 4.

Check out the list below:

South Korea - 127,190

Germany - 122,651

Vietnam - 48,717

Japan - 48,245

Australia - 46,685

Check the full list here.

Meanwhile, the US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 81,494,990 and 997,123, according to the CSSE.

India accounts for the second highest caseload at 43,029,044.

The other countries with over 10 million cases are Brazil (30,015,357) France (26,218,724), Germany (21,706,329), the UK (21,522,955), Russia (17,651,048), Turkey (14,907,378), Italy (14,877,144), South Korea (14,267,401) and Spain (11,551,574), the CSSE figures showed.

The nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are Brazil (660,570), India (521,358), Russia (362,581), Mexico (323,223), Peru (212,328), the UK (166,378), Italy (159,909), Indonesia (155,164), France (143,699), Iran (140,368), Colombia (139,670), Germany (130,052), Argentina (128,065), Poland (115,345), Spain (102,541) and South Africa (100,050).

(With inputs from IANS)

Published on: Tuesday, April 05, 2022, 04:44 PM IST

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