Global COVID-19 Cumulative Cases Surpass 400 Million

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide surpassed 400 million on the 9th (Korean time). It has been about 2 years and 1 month since the first case was reported in Wuhan, China on December 31, 2019.

According to the international statistics site Worldometer, as of 8:07 a.m. on that day, the total number of confirmed cases worldwide exceeded 400.19 million, and the total number of deaths surpassed 5.77 million.

It took more than a year for the total number of cases worldwide to exceed 100 million after the first case was reported, but it took only about half a year to reach 200 million.

It took even less time, 157 days, to go from 200 million to 300 million, and only one month to reach 400 million from 300 million. This was due to the rapid spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant.

By country, the United States ranks first with 78,489,710 cases, India second with 42,409,052 cases, and Brazil third with 26,776,620 cases. These three countries account for nearly 37% of the total.

The total number of deaths is 5,779,989. The United States has the highest number with 931,350 deaths, followed by Brazil (633,810), India (505,308), Russia (336,721), and Mexico (309,752).

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