Coronavirus. Hong Kong, 2 days of lockdown for thousands of citizens. South Africa, over 40 thousand dead

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January 23, 2021 The number of deaths related to Covid-19 officially registered

since the beginning of the pandemic

has exceeded 2.1 million

, according to data from the American University Johns Hopkins.

The total infections were almost 98 million, of which 54 million recovered.

The countries most affected by the new coronavirus in absolute terms are the United States, with over 412,000 deaths and 24.7 million cases, India and Brazil.

In the

so far there have been 24,806,034 coronavirus cases and 413,818 deaths, according to data provided by Johns Hopkins University.

The toll is another 4,151 deaths more than Thursday and 194,111 new infected.

New York State remains the hardest hit by the pandemic with 41,969 deaths, followed by California (36,172), Texas (34,381), Florida (25,011), New Jersey (20,875), Illinois (20,534) and Pennsylvania (20,269).

The number of deaths related to Covid-19 officially registered in

has exceeded 40,000

, according to data from the American University Johns Hopkins.

The African country of 55 million inhabitants has so far counted over 1.39 million cases of contagion, of which 1.2 million have been cured.

Yesterday, the British health minister, Matt Hancock, raised concerns that the South African variant of the new coronavirus could reveal up to "50%" greater resistance to existing vaccines than the original strain of the infection.

Thousands of

citizens

were ordered to stay home today in the city's first Covid-19 lockdown as authorities attempt to test all residents of a densely populated neighborhood hit by a wave of infections.

The order was issued overnight and covers multiple housing blocks in the Jordan neighborhood of Kowloon.

"Persons subject to mandatory testing are required to remain on their premises until everyone in the area has been tested and the results have been ascertained," the government said in a statement adding that it expects to complete the tests in 48 hours.