Coronavirus: more than 1 billion vaccine shots administered worldwide
- The milestone comes as the number of new infections topped 893,000 worldwide on Friday, a new daily record
- India accounted for more than a third of those, while Thailand is also grappling with a spiralling caseload
At least 1,002,938,540 doses have been administered in 207 countries and territories, according to an AFP tally.
Nevertheless, the number of new infections topped 893,000 worldwide on Friday, a new daily record.
India accounted for more than a third of those, with authorities there announcing 346,786 new cases on Saturday, a record for a single country since the start of the pandemic.
The pandemic has now killed more than 3 million people worldwide since the first case was reported in China in December 2019.
And India, with its population of 1.3 billion, has become the new hotspot, with the current surge blamed on a new virus variant and recent “super spreader” public events. The country reported 2,624 new deaths in the past 24 hours.
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Cardboard beds set up in Thai hospital ahead of third wave of Covid-19 cases involving new variant
Thailand is also grappling with a spiralling caseload.