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The world exceeds 100 million coronavirus infections

2021-01-26T22:49:30.957Z


Less than three months ago, 50 million cases were reached and just over a year since the first infection was diagnosed in the United States. By the end of the month the death toll can be staggering.


By Ben Kesslen - NBC News

Coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 100 million on Tuesday, at a time when virus mutations have caused renewed concern, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.

The milestone comes

less than three months after 50 million cases were reached

and just over a year after the first contagion was diagnosed in the United States.

The United States remains the leader in recorded coronavirus cases with more than 25 million infections.

India ranks second with more than 10.5 million cases;

and Brazil the third with almost nine million.

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The 100 million infection mark occurs as countries are struggling to adapt to

emerging mutations of the virus

and deployment of the vaccine has already begun in some parts of the world.

The variant discovered in the United Kingdom, which spreads more easily and quickly than others, has been detected around the world, including the United States.

There is currently no strong evidence that it causes more serious illness or risk of death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and current vaccines in the United States appear to be effective against this strain.

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But doubts remain about the variant found in South Africa, which was first seen in early October and has

yet to be detected in the United States

.

Pharmaceutical Moderna announced Monday that it will update its vaccine after it was shown to be less effective against the South African variant.

The Administration chaired by

Joe

Biden has committed to administering 1.5 million doses of vaccine per day

.

And on his second day in office, he signed 10 executive orders to accelerate vaccination, expand testing and reopen schools while outlining a detailed plan to address the pandemic.

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Still, the president has warned that the country has a long way to go.

"We didn't get into this mess overnight and it will take us months to get by," Biden said last week, warning that the country will likely exceed 500,000 deaths in February.

Source: telemundo

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