Pandemic Update, 18th august 2021

Wednesday, 18.08.2021: 12AM (0:00) GMT

Our World:

  • Total cases – 200 million+
    • ( 209,299,018) Up by 7%
  • New cases608,555
  • Deaths Reported – 43 lakh+
    • ( 4,393,243) Up by 5%

( Source: Worldometer)

Under reporting of Covid related Death should be kept in mind.


Top Five Countries with the most new cases as reported on:

17.08.2021 
  1. U.S. – 103,697
  2. Iran – 41,194
  3. U.K. –  28,438
  4. India – 24,725
  5. Thailand- 21,157

(Several countries and states have stopped reporting daily case numbers.)

CountryFully vaccinated 
( % )
Total number of doses administered
( million)
Israel63%5.86 m.
U.K60%47.33 m.
U.S50%198.6m.
India8.8%428.68 m.
China16%622 m.
Source: Ourworldindata (vaccination)

( Over last 14 days.)

  • In spite of vaccination of 50% of US population
    • Daily Deaths are   up 113%
    • Daily Hospitalisation up 70%
  • Kids now make 2.4% of all covid hospitalisation
  • Death reported till date 622,292
  • America has reported more cases since February when vaccination has not started.

  • NIH, U.S. has developed a new faster and cheaper test in which the RTPCR test can be done as quickly as the antigen test.
  • America will start booster dose for both Moderna and Pfizer from September.

: Compiled by Dr ରମାକାନ୍ତ ମହାପାତ୍ର

Published by Dr. Ramakanta

Pediatrician and occasional blogger

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