According to the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide has crossed the 400 million mark.
Citing Xinhua, Friday (11/2/2022), globally as of Thursday, February 10 at 17.13 CET or 23.13 WIB, there were 402,044,502 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 5,770,023 deaths, reported to WHO.
The United States (US) recorded the highest cumulative number of confirmed cases and deaths. The country has reported more than 76.44 million cases and more than 902,000 deaths, accounting for about 19 percent and 15.6 percent of the world total, respectively.
The US is followed by India and Brazil which recorded more than 42.47 million cases and 26.77 million cases respectively. The death toll in the two countries reached 506,520 and 633,810, respectively.
The three countries combined account for more than 36 percent of the total confirmed COVID-19 cases and about 35 percent of all deaths worldwide.
In terms of WHO regional offices, Europe and America have so far reported around 160 million and 141 million confirmed cases, respectively. With the death toll from the virus infection reached 1,804,729 and 2,552,218 deaths.
According to WHO data, the two regions together account for about 75 percent of the world's total confirmed cases and more than 75.5 percent of deaths.
Global Covid-19 cases are reported to have reached 400 million cases as of Wednesday (9/2/2022). According to a Reuters report, the number of Covid-19 cases was caused by the Omicron variant, which is highly contagious and has become the dominant strain in various countries.
In fact, the health systems of several countries are said to be almost overwhelmed in handling Omicron patients. Launching CNA, Wednesday (9/2/2022) variant B.1.1.529 or Omicron has caused a spike in cases worldwide. In addition, infection with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 also accounts for almost all new cases reported every day.