{"id":293631,"date":"2021-07-08T06:52:13","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T03:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/global-covid-19-death-toll-tops-4-million\/"},"modified":"2021-07-08T06:52:13","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T03:52:13","slug":"global-covid-19-death-toll-tops-4-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/global-covid-19-death-toll-tops-4-million\/","title":{"rendered":"#Global COVID-19 death toll tops 4 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Global COVID-19 death toll tops 4 million<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The worldwide COVID-19 death toll topped 4 million on Wednesday as the advent of the vaccine has eased the crisis \u2014 but the highly contagious delta variant has presented new challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Since the rollout of the vaccine, deaths per day dropped to roughly 7,900 from a high of over 18,000 a day in January.<\/p>\n<p>But the vaccination drive has been uneven across the globe \u2014 with wealthy counties like the US having ample supply while the poorest corners of the world are facing shortages.<\/p>\n<p>The disparity, coupled with the mutant delta version of the virus, has set alarms around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The delta variant, first identified in India, is even spreading rapidly in regions with high vaccination rates, including the US, Britain and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Just this week, Britain reported 30,000 daily new infections for the first time since January, but government lockdowns are still expected to be lifted later this month.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Temple workers wear protective suits carry the coffin of a COVID-19 victim to a crematorium during a cremation rite of a funeral ceremony in Thailand. \" class=\"wp-image-18752630 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/covid-death-toll-238.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/covid-death-toll-238.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/covid-death-toll-238.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/covid-death-toll-238.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/covid-death-toll-238.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Temple workers wear protective suits in order to carry the coffin of a COVID-19 victim to a crematorium during a cremation rite of a funeral ceremony in Thailand. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of the global COVID-19 deaths, the US has the most with over 600,000. 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