Globally, more than 98.6 million cases have been recorded, more than 2.1 million people have died from COV, the UK Prime Minister said the new strain could be more lethal than the original.

The world recorded 98,675,645 cases and 2,113,875 deaths due to Covid-19, an increase of 660,699 and 16,545 cases in the past 24 hours, respectively.

The new strain of nCoV from the UK has spread to more than 60 countries, including China, where the pandemic started more than a year ago, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

"In addition to spreading faster, there is also some evidence that the new strain may be associated with higher mortality," British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said at a press conference in London on Jan. 22.

He said this variation is the reason the situation in the country worsened, when they recorded an additional 1,401 deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 95,981 - the highest in Europe.

Chief government scientist Patrick Vallance said the new variant could be 30-40% more lethal for some age groups, although he stressed there is not much data available to evaluate.

Johnson said 5.4 million Britons had been vaccinated, they set a target to vaccinate 15 million people in the high-risk group by mid-February and vaccinate all adults by September. "All evidence

The United States, the world's largest epidemic region, recorded an additional 191,971 infections and 4,058 deaths, bringing the total number of infected people to 25,167,895 and 423,590 deaths.

One day after the inauguration, US President Joe Biden on January 21 signed 10 decrees, including tightening the provisions on masking and ordering quarantine for those who came to the United States by air.

Biden warned that the number of nCoV deaths could exceed 600,000 and urged Congress to advance his $ 1.9 trillion plan to fight Covid-19 and provide economic relief to Americans in need.

India, the second largest epidemic region in the world, reported an additional 14,264 cases and 151 deaths, bringing the total number of people infected and dead from Covid-19 to 10,640,464 and 153,218 respectively.

India started one of the largest immunization programs in the world from January 16.

In addition, India also brought positive signals to the global vaccination effort when yesterday exported the first batch of domestically produced Covid-19 vaccine.

Brazil, the third largest epidemic region in the world, recorded 1,015 more deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 215,243, the number of people infected with nCoV increased by 54,106 in the last 24 hours to 8,753,920.

Brazil's Amazonas state on January 16 issued a curfew from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. when the health system in the state capital Manaus was in danger of collapse.

The Butantan Institute, a famous Brazilian pharmaceutical maker that works with Chinese biotechnology company Sinovac, said its Coronavac vaccine was 50.4 percent effective in trials in Brazil.

Brazil's health regulator has issued emergency permits for both Coronavac and Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccines, but the plan to produce the vaccine domestically is being hampered by delays in the import of ingredients from China.

Russia, the fourth largest epidemic region in the world, recorded an additional 21,513 nCOV infections and 580 deaths, bringing the total number of infections and deaths to 3,677,352 and 68, .12, respectively.

Russian officials say 1.5 million citizens have been vaccinated, after the mass vaccination campaign kicked off Jan. 18.

Russia has applied for a license to use Sputnik V in the European Union and is expected to be considered in February. Sputnik V has been approved in Argentina, Belarus, Serbia and several other countries.

France, the sixth largest epidemic region in the world, recorded an additional 23,292 cases and 429 deaths, bringing infections and deaths to 3,011,257 and 72,647, respectively.

The number of patients in need of area care continues to increase, while nearly 1.21 million have been vaccinated.

From January 16, the French government imposed a nationwide curfew from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. the following morning.

Germany is the 10th largest epidemic region in the world with 2,125,261 cases and 52,020 deaths from Covid-19, an increase of 16,366 and 869 cases compared to the day before.

Germany's most populous North-Rhine Westphalia state said it would have to delay opening 53 new vaccine centers until Feb. 8, due to a temporary slowdown in vaccine supplies from Pfizer and BioNTech, stemming from the change.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on January 19 announced that the partial blockade it imposed to prevent Covid-19 would be extended until February 14, and 16 German federal prime ministers agreed with the decision.

In Southeast Asia, Indonesia is the region's largest epidemic region with 951,651 cases, an increase of 11,703, of which 27,203 deaths, an increase of 346. Indonesia on January 13 started the campaign to vaccinate CoronaVac developed by China.

The world's fourth-most populous country facing a huge challenge is to vaccinate 181.5 million people, or two-thirds of its population.

The Philippines reported 507,717 cases and 10,116 deaths, up 1,783 and 74, respectively, making it the second largest epidemic area in the region.

Filipino officials said on January 10 that the country had secured 30 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine developed by US pharmaceutical company Novavax, and hoped to concentrate 148 million doses of vaccine from 7 companies this year,

China on January 16 pledged to give the Philippines 500,000 doses of vaccine.

In Southeast Asia, Indonesia is the region's largest outbreak with 965,283 cases, an increase of 13,632, of which 27,453 deaths, an increase of 250. Indonesia on January 13 started the campaign to vaccinate CoronaVac developed by China.

The world's fourth-most populous country facing a huge challenge is to vaccinate 181.5 million people, or two-thirds of its population.

The Philippines reported 509,887 cases and 10,136 deaths, an increase of 2,178 and 20 cases respectively, making it the second largest epidemic area in the region.

Filipino officials said on January 10 that the country had secured 30 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine developed by US pharmaceutical company Novavax, and hoped to concentrate 148 million doses of vaccine from 7 companies this year,

China on January 16 pledged to give the Philippines 500,000 doses of vaccine.

Updated: 9:46, 19/1 | Source: WorldOMeters