How COVID-19 is affecting the globe
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have passed 257.6 million globally, according to Johns Hopkins University. The number of confirmed deaths has now passed 5.15 million. More than 7.71 billion vaccination doses have been administered globally, according to Our World in Data.
New Zealand will adopt a new system of living with the coronavirus from 3 Decemer, which will end tough restrictions and allow businesses to operate in its biggest city, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.
China administered about 6.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on 21 November, bringing the total number of doses administered to 2.437 billion, data from the National Health Commission showed on Monday.
COVID-19 has killed more people in 2021 than 2020, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows.
The disease was reported as the underlying cause of death or a contributing cause of death for an estimated 377,883 people in 2020, accounting for 11.3% of deaths, according to the CDC. As of Monday, more than 770,000 people have died from the coronavirus, according to Johns Hopkins University data. That means over 15,000 more people have died in 2021 than last year from COVID-19 – and there's still more than a month left.
The CDC figures only account for reported deaths, and it's likely that more people died in 2020 due to COVID-19 than the recorded number; 2020 coronavirus-related deaths in the U.S. weren’t tracked until February. New COVID infections are now on the rise in 38 states and health officials have been bracing for the possibility of a surge in cases over the winter.
