Global Covid-19 cases surpass 100 million

The global number of Covid-19 infections has surpassed the 100 million mark, with more than 2.1 million deaths, as countries scramble for vaccine supplies and battle new strains of the virus


CASE DISTRIBUTION
Nine countries plus EU collectively account for more than three-quarters of world’s cases

United States 25.4
Brazil 8.9
Colombia: 2.0
Argentina: 1.9
Mexico: 1.8
Russia: 3.7
UK: 3.7
Turkey: 2.4
European Union (EU) 18.8
India 10.7
Rest of world
Total 100m


CUMULATIVE CASES AND DEATHS (millions)

CASES

Jun 2020: World reaches 10 million cases six months after emergence of virus in late 2019

Aug-Oct: It takes more than two months for cases to go from 20-40 million

Nov-Dec
Cases go from 60-80 million in just one month

Jan 26
100m cases

DEATHS
More than 2.1 million 

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Sources: Johns Hopkins University, Reuters Data as of Jan 27, 2021 
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