<p>Global coronavirus infections surpassed the 75 million mark on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, as several nations around the world begin vaccinating against the virus.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Britain this month became the first Western country to start immunizing with the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and its German partner BioNtech, followed by the United States which has now also approved a vaccine from Moderna .</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html">Follow DH's coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">There have been 18.65 million new cases in the past month, the highest reported for a 30-day period since the pandemic started.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Europe remains the region with the most cases - 21.6 million cases - followed by North America with 17.9 million, Latin America with 14.5 million and Asia with 13 million.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In Europe, a million new cases were recorded over just five days, with Russia and France reporting more than 2 million cases since the coronavirus outbreak began. The United Kingdom and Italy both have approximately 1.9 million cases each.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The United States became the first country in the world to record more than 300,000 deaths on Monday. The nation is reporting more than 2,500 deaths daily, according to a Reuters analysis of data from the previous seven days.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hospitals across the United States have begun giving the first shots of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The United States remains the country with most cases - more than 17 million since the outbreak started - followed by India and Brazil respectively. With just 4% of the world's population, the United States has about 23% of all global cases.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Brazil registered a single-day record of 70,000 new cases on Wednesday, joining the United States and India as the only countries to have reported more than 7 million total infections. With almost 180,000 confirmed fatalities, the South American nation has the second-highest death toll in the world.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Saturday, India exceeded 10 million coronavirus infections. India has prepared to deliver 600 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable people in the next six to eight months.</p>
<p>Global coronavirus infections surpassed the 75 million mark on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, as several nations around the world begin vaccinating against the virus.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Britain this month became the first Western country to start immunizing with the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and its German partner BioNtech, followed by the United States which has now also approved a vaccine from Moderna .</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html">Follow DH's coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">There have been 18.65 million new cases in the past month, the highest reported for a 30-day period since the pandemic started.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Europe remains the region with the most cases - 21.6 million cases - followed by North America with 17.9 million, Latin America with 14.5 million and Asia with 13 million.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In Europe, a million new cases were recorded over just five days, with Russia and France reporting more than 2 million cases since the coronavirus outbreak began. The United Kingdom and Italy both have approximately 1.9 million cases each.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The United States became the first country in the world to record more than 300,000 deaths on Monday. The nation is reporting more than 2,500 deaths daily, according to a Reuters analysis of data from the previous seven days.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hospitals across the United States have begun giving the first shots of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The United States remains the country with most cases - more than 17 million since the outbreak started - followed by India and Brazil respectively. With just 4% of the world's population, the United States has about 23% of all global cases.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Brazil registered a single-day record of 70,000 new cases on Wednesday, joining the United States and India as the only countries to have reported more than 7 million total infections. With almost 180,000 confirmed fatalities, the South American nation has the second-highest death toll in the world.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Saturday, India exceeded 10 million coronavirus infections. India has prepared to deliver 600 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable people in the next six to eight months.</p>