Delta variant driving global Covid surge
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The World Health Organisation says that coronavirus cases and deaths are climbing globally after a period of decline, spurred by the highly contagious Delta variant
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DAILY NEW CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES: Per million people*

Over 500 
100-500 
10-99 
0-9
No data

*Rolling seven-day average. Number of confirmed cases is lower than actual cases, mainly due to limited testing
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MOST NEWLY REPORTED COVID-19 CASES: In last seven days (000s)

Indonesia 344
UK 313
Brazil 273
India 270
United States 208
Russia  174
Iran 150
Colombia 129
Argentina 110
South Africa  99
Bangladesh 82
Malaysia 80

Cumulative total cases of Covid-19 worldwide 190m+

All data as of Jul 19, 2021
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Sources: Associated Press, Our World in Data, World Health Organisation © GRAPHIC NEWS