The global coronavirus caseload has topped 478.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.11 million and vaccinations to over 10.86 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 478,619,889 and 6,113,687, respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses administered has increased to 10,860,311,810.

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 79,936,775 and 976,499, according to the CSSE.

India accounts for the second-highest caseload at 43,016,372.

A man receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil
A man receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil(File Photo)IANS

The other countries with over 10 million cases are Brazil (29,809,769) France (24,967,222), the UK (20,848,912), Germany (19,406,901), Russia (17,458,275), Turkey (14,775,634), Italy (14,229,495), South Korea (11,497,711) and Spain (11,451,676), the CSSE figures showed.

Children greet each other as they arrive at school in New York, the United States, March 7, 2022
Children greet each other as they arrive at school in New York, the United States, March 7, 2022(File photo)IANS

The nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are Brazil (658,855), India (516,755), Russia (359,307), Mexico (322,432), Peru (212,022), the UK (165,046), Italy (158,582), Indonesia (154,343), France (142,597), Iran (139,865), Colombia (139,544), Argentina (127,846), Germany (127,498), Poland (114,736), Ukraine (112,459) and Spain (102,392).

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