Global coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as countries around the world struggle with new virus variants and vaccine shortfalls. Around 668,250 cases have been reported each day over the same period, and the global fatality rate stands at 2.15%. It took the world 11 months to record the first 50 million cases of the pandemic, compared to just three months for cases to double to 100 million. UNITED STATESWith over 25 million cases, the United States has 25% of all reported COVID cases although it accounts for just 4% of the world’s population. According to the Reuters tally, African countries have nearly 3.5 million cases and over 85,000 deaths.

Source: Daily Nation January 27, 2021 03:33 UTC