Global COVID-19 death toll passes 3-million mark | DW News

The world has reached another grim milestone in the history of the coronavirus pandemic. According to figures from Johns Hopkins University, COVID-19 deaths have passed the three million mark.
The worst-hit country is the United States with more than 566,000 deaths.
In Brazil more than 368,000 people have lost their lives to the pandemic, and in Mexico at least 211,000.
They are followed by India and the United Kingdom.
If you look at the European region as a whole it accounts for the highest total number of deaths at just over 1 million and 23,000.
India is one of the hardest-hit countries - and it's facing an alarming surge in infections. Day after day for more than a week, it's reported a new record daily rise in cases. The situation is particularly dire in the capital Delhi - which has been placed on a weekend lockdown in a bid to contain the spread. But infection numbers are also exploding in other cities - like Mumbai.
There's been nationwide criticism that the weeks-long Kumbh Mela religious festival hasn't been cancelled. Millions of Hindu pilgrims have been bathing in the Ganges to wash away their sins - many disregarding coronavirus restrictions.
Less than 10 percent of India's 1.4 billion people have been vaccinated. To date, two vaccines are being produced in India. And facilities exist to produce even more. But the pharma companies have so far refused to sign patent waivers - saying there's no evidence that would boost production. And a new struggle lies ahead - ever more aggressive mutations.
It's proving too much for millions who find work in the big cities. They are forced to look elsewhere during the lockdown. But last year food was scarce there too.
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Germany is seeing its biggest spike in coronavirus cases since January. One of the main reasons is the slow pace of vaccinations. Fewer than one in five Germans has received a first dose. The rise in cases has prompted a warning from medical workers that intensive care units are being pushed to the brink. DW reporter Tessa Walther visited a Berlin hospital that is close to capacity.
In recent weeks, the number of COVID patients in Germany’s ICUs has been rising sharply again. By now, the peak of the second wave of the pandemic has almost been reached.   
Intensive care beds are becoming scarce, and the workload of staff continues to grow.
But it's not just the sheer increase in COVID patients that worries the team. Their patients' health is deteriorating faster in this third wave of the pandemic. They are also on average younger than before, probably also because most people over 80 years old have already been vaccinated.  
To what extent German hospital capacities are reached varies greatly from region to region. While some are already completely full, others are still coping. One thing would help: More vaccinations.   
If the number of COVID patients continues to rise, other important treatments would have to be postponed. In some areas in Germany, that is already the case. The situation, many doctors agree, is serious.

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[sw]

Stalin : "One Death Is Tragedy, One Million Is Statistic"

Its make sense now

[mainechanttle]

The hospital director doesn’t even know how to wear the face mask properly. How can he be a good example?.

[TheToledoTrumpton]

So, roughly 56 million people die annually in the world. The fact that roughly 6% of people die from one disease, isn't particularly remarkable, particularly given that Cancer kills about 10 million annually, and 17.9 million die from Cardiovascular disease. A grim milestone that is passed every year. I just don't understand why we are so fixated on this.

[kamaalkatariya]

2:29 " yeh kumbh mela happens every 12 years but you also live one life sir"

[Anon-xdcf]

3:10
*"secondly, the human behaviour"*


Said the human not wearing his mask correctly.

[ualuuanie]

You know what is frightening. Its those people moving to country side. They may have already been infected and they are carrying the virus back to their village.

[iiihamzapoloiii]

Our state in India reports only 3 deaths everyday but each hospital has 200 dead bodies lying around hospital

[tinadroldan]

When the hospital director being interviewed isnt wearing the mask properly, there is a problem

[truelies]

How many dies of cancer, heart attack or car accident in a year all over the world?

[smoochie]

the most durable made in china product ever.

[alexsimpson]

If you ever been in India, it’s nothing surprising.

[pjlee]

If the flights not hold from hot spots, the spreading of Covid-19 will be like wildfire again. Pray for the conditions getting better!

[basic]

Why are the doctors NOT covering their nose...very poor example to others.

[Obi_boy]

Free Tibet,   Free Hong Kong, Free Inner Mongolia, Free Xinjiang, free  Myanmar and protect Taiwan

[devinelgert]

I guess in the future we can look back in disgust at the days that we cancelled all fun events and forced everyone to commit social suicide to stop a pandemic that killed fewer than 10% of 1 % of the world's population...

[udaykhosla]

India’s reporting 200k plus cases daily not 2k cases
Get your facts right

[Aryan-swni]

India-More than 2 thousands infection per day?
Its more that 2.5 lakhs infection per day.

[monoorigami]

Pray for the condition getting better! 🙏

[anniebeanie]

if you live in India, try to buy enough respirators for all your family. They are helping a lot in Czechia - we are having less and less cases consistently every day. If you cannot afford to throw it away after one use, then assign 1 to 2 respirators per person for each day of the week (for example use monday respirator only on mondays, tuesday respirator on tuesdays, wednesday respirator on wednesdays etc ... after 6 days of not using it, it is reasonably reusable for some time). Cloth masks only work well if everyone wears them properly and keeps distance of 2 meters which does not seem to be happening.. . Respirators works even when surrounded by people without masks, people not having mask on their nose, in cramped places etc ...

[testetestando]

Only in São Paulo state in Brazil we expande icu beds to almost 10000 and the population is 45 million. In Brazil we have icu beds, but not physicians, nurses and other staff members necessary to manage an icu. In public healty system 80% of covid pacients in icu beds are dying.