Coronavirus tally: Global cases of COVID-19 top 117 million and U.S. has more than 29 million of them – MarketWatch

The global tally for confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 climbed above 117 million on Tuesday, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University, while the death toll rose above 2.6 million. The U.S. has the highest case tally in the world at 29 million, or about a quarter of the global tally, and the highest death toll at 525,816, or about a fifth of the global toll. The U.S. added at least 98,513 new cases on Monday, according to a New York Times tracker, and at least 815 people died. The U.S. has averaged 64,722 new cases a day in the past week, down 3% from two weeks ago. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released preliminary guidelines Monday week on how Americans should behave once they have been vaccinated, and said vaccinated people could mingle with other vaccinated people in small groups in an indoor setting without wearing face masks. The agency will update the guidance once it learns more about the vaccine response. Brazil has the second highest death toll at 266,398 and is third by cases at 11 million. India is second worldwide in cases with 11.2 million, and fourth in deaths at 157,930. Mexico has the third highest death toll at 190,923 and 13th highest case tally at 2.1 million. The U.K. has 4.2 million cases and 124,801 deaths, the highest in Europe and fifth highest in the world.

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