Coronavirus: USA-407,334 Deaths, Brazil-209,000 Deaths

What you need to know

  • The US death toll from the pandemic is expected to reach 500,000 by mid-February, according to incoming CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky.
  • Walensky also said the Biden administration will address “bottlenecks” in Covid-19 vaccine distribution to deliver 100 million doses in 100 days.
  • Mass immunization programs using Chinese firm Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine are underway in Indonesia and Turkey, despite questions over its effectiveness.
  • Brazil authorized two coronavirus vaccines for emergency use.

Coronavirus Cases:

95,675,684

Deaths:

2,043,643

Recovered:

68,338,967
Highlighted in green
= all cases have recovered from the infection
Highlighted in grey
= all cases have had an outcome (there are no active cases)

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Latest News

January 18 (GMT)

Updates

  • 5,862 new cases and 164 new deaths in Turkey [source]
  • 6,381 new cases and 72 new deaths in India [source]
  • 3,918 new cases and 70 new deaths in Chile [source]
  • 8,824 new cases and 377 new deaths in Italy [source]
  • 292 new cases and 3 new deaths in Cuba [source]
  • 5,998 new cases and 55 new deaths in Japan [source]
  • 477 new cases and 18 new dea

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