(CNN) – More than 3 million people worldwide have died of covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, Johns Hopkins University reported on Saturday.
With 566,224 deaths, the United States has the highest number of deaths, followed by Brazil with 368,749 and Mexico with 211,693.
The World Health Organization said Monday that the pandemic was at a “critical juncture” and warned that the world did not need false expectations. After a brief decline in cases in March, the number of deaths worldwide is rising again, averaging about 12,000 deaths, approaching the 14,400 deaths per day (with a cumulative average incidence of 7 days) recorded at the end January.
Countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom have seen an increase in the number of additional daily deaths since the end of January due to vaccination campaigns, while India and Brazil are facing unprecedented increases in infection.
In Brazil, about 3,000 deaths are reported every day, accounting for almost a quarter of the world’s daily deaths. Since the beginning of March, the country has been the hardest hit in the world in terms of additional daily deaths globally.
The pandemic shows no signs of slowing down, as the average cumulative incidence over 7 days is close to the historical maximums of January: over 730,000 new cases were reported daily this week.
With 234,692 new infections reported on Saturday, India is close to having three times the US daily.
India also reported 1,341 new deaths on Saturday, the highest number in a single day, except for June 17. On that day, a total of 2,003 deaths were recorded due to clerical errors that led to a delay.
According to Johns Hopkins University, there have been 140 million cases of covid-19 globally since the beginning of the pandemic.
CNN’s Esha Mitra contributed to the report.