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March 10, 2021 More than 2.6 million people worldwide have died from the coronavirus.

Johns Hopkins University reports, stating that at least 2,610,608 people have lost their lives since the beginning of the pandemic (+10,065 in 24 hours).

The total number of confirmed cases of contagion in the world rises to 117,571,119, 413,530 more than the previous day.



Total cases

With 29,096,053 total cases, the

United States

is confirmed as the country that has reported the highest number of infections.

Above 3 million cases also

India

(11.262.707),

Brazil

(11.122.429),

Russia

(4.293.750),

United Kingdom

(4.241.858),

France

(3.992.755),

Spain

(3,164,982) and

Italy

(3,101,093).

Over 2 million infections are

Turkey

(2,807,387),

Germany

(2,520,618),

Colombia

(2,282,372),

Argentina

(2,162,001) and

Mexico

(2,137,884).



Brazil.

Record of deaths and intensive care at 80%

Brazil has recorded 1,972 deaths from complications related to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, signaling a record since the beginning of the pandemic.

This was announced by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, updating the total number of deaths in the country to 268,370 and confirming Brazil in second place worldwide, after the United States, for the number of deaths.

Brazil also recorded 70,764 new coronavirus cases on the last day, reaching a total of 11,122,429 infections.



Rio de Janeiro's Fiocruz research institute has raised an alarm about the ability to cope with the pandemic, stating that more than 80 percent of intensive care unit beds are occupied in the capitals of 25 of Brazil's 27 states.

In 15 of Brazil's largest cities, 90 percent of ICU beds are occupied. 



Germany: 9,146 infections and 300 deaths in 24 hours

There have been 9,146 cases of contagion recorded in Germany in the last 24 hours, 300 deaths caused by Covid-19.

These are the data disclosed by the Robert Koch Institut.

The total number of infections in the country thus rises to 2,518,591 and that of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic to 72,489.

The incidence per 100 thousand inhabitants in the last 7 days is 65.4 cases, 54,395 is the total of those registered during the week.

There are 117,400 active cases, a total of 2,328,700 people healed, 9100 of which in the last 24 hours.

On March 3, the German government approved the extension of the anti-Coronavirus restrictive measures to the 28th of the month, associated with a progressive reopening strategy.



Russia: 9,079 new cases and 466 deaths

Russia has reported 9,079 new cases of COVID-19, including 1,116 in Moscow, bringing the total contagion count to 4,351,553 since the start of the pandemic.

The government coronavirus task force said 466 people have died in the past 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 90,275.



Japan: variants in 5% of cases

Nearly 400 cases of coronavirus in Japan, equivalent to 4.5% of the infections since February in the country, are attributable to the new variants of the disease, coming from Great Britain, South Africa and Brazil.

This was established by a research by the national institute of infectious diseases, explaining that, despite the continuous evolution of the pathogen, a degree of affinity to those strains can cause risks of new infections and reduce the effectiveness of current vaccines.

"We do not believe that infections caused by the new variants will become more widespread in Japan, but we will continue to study effective ways to prevent their spread," said institute director Tomoya Saito.

Many of these mutations in the virus come from abroad, Saito said, but details on how they evolved are not yet known.

Among the variants under study, the institute says it focuses its research on the English one, considered the most contagious.



Spain extends restrictions on arrivals from GB, Brazil and South Africa

The Spanish authorities have extended restrictions on arrivals from Great Britain, Brazil and South Africa until the end of the month, expiring on March 16, due to fears related to coronavirus variants.

Local media reports.

In Spain, restrictions on arrivals from Great Britain have been in effect since the end of December, while Brazil and South Africa have also entered the "black list" since early February.

The only exceptions concern Spanish citizens and foreigners residing in Spain or Andorra and transit passengers who, however, cannot leave the airport and cannot stay in the country for more than 24 hours.