Global coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million on Jan. 27, according to a Reuters tally, as countries around the world struggle with new virus variants and vaccine shortfalls.
The worldwide coronavirus death toll surpassed 2 million on Jan. 15, according to a Reuters tally, as nations around the world are trying to procure multiple vaccines and detect new Covid-19 variants.
U.S. surpasses 10 million Covid-19 vaccinations
California, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Vaccines, COVID-19 Deaths, Covid-19 fatality rate, COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York City, Reuters, Reuters Tally, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar, United StatesMore than 10 million Americans had received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine as of Jan. 13, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as the year-old pandemic roared on unchecked.
The United States lost more than 22,000 lives to Covid-19 for the week ended Jan. 10, setting a record for the second week in a row, as new cases also hit a weekly high.
Covid-19 fatality rate down 30% since April, study finds
Analysis, Blood Thinner, Coronavirus Infections, COVID-19 Deaths, Covid-19 fatality rate, COVID-19 forecasts, COVID-19 Studies, Dexamethasone, Doctors, Forecasts, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Steroids, United States, University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)The likelihood that a coronavirus infection will prove fatal dropped by nearly a third since April due to improved treatment, researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) said.