As many as 100.4 million (100,418,788) people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 2,153,442 have died, according to a worldodometer tally. It reported that there have been 72,452,242 cases of global recoveries. Coronavirus is continuing its spread across the world with over 100 million confirmed cases in 218 countries and more than 2.15 million deaths. The virus is surging in many regions and countries that had apparent success in suppressing initial outbreaks are also seeing infections rise again. The US recorded Monday 147,254 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours as the confirmed cases nation-wide crossed 25 million. It also recorded 1,758 virus-related deaths according to Johns Hopkins University. The tally showed that the confirmed cases nationwide reached 25,293,201 and at least 420,972 deaths across US, with the country remaining the world's worst hit by the pandemic. Furthermore there were a record 116,264 people currently hospitalized for coronavirus in the US, according to COVID Tracking Project. The US ranks first globally in the number of coronavirus cases and deaths. India and Brazil have the second and third highest case tallies, recording some 10.5 and 8.7 million cases respectively. Infections have been reported in more than 218 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019. Daily cases have now fallen in many European countries after steep rises in October. Lockdowns and other restrictions were reintroduced in some of the worst-affected regions to help bring numbers down. In Berlin, German health authorities reported on Tuesday 93 deaths and 6.408 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said the country's death toll increased to 52,990 cases and the total confirmed cases those to 2,148,077. Germany responded to the second wave of the deadly pandemic by shutting hospitality businesses as well as leisure and sports facilities. Schools and non-essential shops have, however, remained open. In Paris, the French Health Ministry reported 4,280 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours on Monday. France's cumulative total of cases now stands at 3,057,875. The COVID-19 death toll was up by 445 at 73,494. France announced its approval of the use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and to include it in its vaccine program. In Brussels, total infections of coronavirus cases in Belgium on Tuesday increased to 694,858 with 1,192 new infections reported by Belgian health authorities. They reported 35 more deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours raising the total death toll to 20,814. In Vienna, Austrian authorities announced Tuesday that they recorded 1,417 new coronavirus cases raising the total number of confirmed infections to 407,140. More than 384,000 cases have recovered Since the start of the pandemic, deaths have reached 7,515, said the country's Health Ministry. In Beijing, China Tuesday reported 82 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, and one virus-related death in the past 24 hours. The National Health Commission said total registered infections rose to 89,197 and fatalities remained at 4,636. It added 46 people have recovered from the virus and left hospitals in the past 24 hours to reach a total of 82,676. There are still 1,885 patients receiving treatment. In New Delhi, India said on Tuesday that 117 people died due to COVID-19 while 9,102 new cases of the coronavirus were registered in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that fatalities due to COVID-19 rose to 153,587 as the total number of positive cases mounted to 10,676,838. According to the ministry, 10,345,985 people recuperated from the pandemic as it spread to 35 states. India has the world's second-highest caseload, but daily infections have dipped steadily since hitting a peak in September. In Tokyo, Japan reported on Tuesday 3,616 daily cases of novel coronavirus, raising the nation's total number 370,571, the Health Ministry and local authorities said. The country's cumulative death toll stood at 5,215. rose by 72 and stood at 5,215. Tokyo added 1,026 new infections, topping 1,000 for the first time in three days, which brought the total cases in the Japanese capital to 95,534. In an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus variants, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures. It had suspended new entries of non-resident foreign nationals from around the world to Japan through Jan. 31. In Seoul, South Korea reported 354 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, Yonhap reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the total caseload at 75,875, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). Eleven people died in the past 24 hours raising the death toll to 1,371. Of the newly identified local infections, 101 cases were reported in Seoul and 79 cases in Gyeonggi Province that surrounds the capital. The government extended the current level 2.5 distancing measures in the capital area and Level 2 restrictions in the rest of the country until Jan. 17. South Korea is grappling to contain yet another wave of virus infections with the toughest social distancing rules banning gatherings of five or more people. In Latin America, Brazil has more than eight million confirmed cases and the world's second highest death toll. The country is currently seeing a second surge in infections. Brazil ranks third in terms of infection numbers globally, behind the United States and India. On fatalities, Brazil ranks second behind the US. Argentina, Colombia and Mexico have also recorded more than one million cases and all three countries are still seeing very high numbers of daily confirmed cases. Peru is also approaching the milestone of one million cases, although daily cases are falling. The country has one of the highest deaths rates in the world. Africa has recorded more than three million cases, but the true extent of the pandemic there is not known as testing rates are low. Concern is growing about a South African variant of the disease which is thought to share some similarities with the new UK strain, including being more easily transmissible. South Africa, with more than 1.2 million cases and more than 30,000 deaths, is the worst affected country on the continent. Morocco, Egypt, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Nigeria are the other African countries to officially record more than 100,000 cases. Kenya is the only other country with close to 100,000 cases. In Cairo, the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population said on Monday that 669 more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus and one patient died over the past 24 hours. The figures took the country's tally to 162,486 infections and 9,012 deaths the ministry said. Another 504 patients have been discharged from the hospitals. In Tunis, Tunisia's Ministry of Health on Monday announced 53 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 1,237 more infections in 24 hours. The tally of confirmed deaths and infections rose to 6,287 and 199,636 respectively since the outbreak of the virus. Meanwhile, overall recoveries went up to 146,740. Meanwhile, Mauritania's Ministry of Health said Monday that 24 persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the country's caseload to 16,421. Fatalities reached 417. The report said, 84 patients have been discharged from hospitals, raising the overall recoveries to 15,305 cases. — Agencies
