Global COVID-19 cases near 90 million

The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections globally is closing to 90 million as the number of virus-related deaths has surpassed 1.9 million, according to the latest data from the Johns Hopkins University.

Iran PressAmerica: The US-based institution's latest figures show that there have been 89,027,158 cases and 1,916,503 deaths reported globally since the pandemic began.

The US remains to be the world's hardest-hit country by the virus, having reported 21,879,748 infections and 369,068 deaths.

The country accounts for 24.58 percent of the global infections and 19.26 percent of all the virus-related fatalities.

India's 10,431,639 cases make it the only other country globally to have registered more than 10 million COVID-19 infections. That figure is accompanied by a death toll of 150,798.

On the other hand, Brazil's 201,460 fatalities make it the only other country globally to have reported more than 200,000 COVID-19 deaths.

Apart from the US, Brazil, and India, Mexico's 132,069 virus-related deaths make it the only other country globally to have recorded more than 100,000 fatalities.

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