Coronavirus deaths are in surging on the Western Hemisphere, the side of the globe that comprises nearly 48.6% of the fatalities and five nations in the top 10 with the most fatalities despite only 12.7% of the world's population reported UPI.
Worldwide, the pandemic is diminishing with a weekly 12% decrease in deaths and 16% in cases. And COVID-19 is no longer as intensive in India as cases increased Sunday by 114,460 compared with a record 414,188 on May 8 and 2,6677 deaths, down from a record 4,529, also in May. India is third in the world for deaths at 346,759 and second in cases at 28,809,339.
So far Sunday, the pandemic has caused the deaths of 3,741,032 people, including 914,613 in South America and 902,371 in North America, according to Worldometers.info. The hemisphere had an increase of nearly 70 million, for 40.7% of the total 173,799,395.
In North America, the United States leads the world with 597,561 deaths, as well as 33,359,991 cases, according to Johns Hopkins tracking. Mexico is fourth in the world with 228,754 deaths and 2,432,280 cases, which is 15th.
In South American, Brazil ranked No. 2 for most fatalities with 472,629, including 1,661 Saturday and third in infections with 16,907,425, including 65,471 most recently. In the past week, Peru moved to fifth in the world with 186,073 deaths but around 110,000 were added last week that were reclassified in a change of criteria from only testing positive for a coronavirus test, which numbers only 13.1 million. The testing rate is only 393,220 per million compared with 1,461,188 in the United States and 232,951 in Brazil.
Peru's cases are 1,980,3921, which is 17th in the world, including 4,255 Saturday.
Three other South American nations are in the top 20 worldwide for most deaths. No. 10 Colombia has 91,422, including 532 Saturday, which was third in the world behind India and Brazil. Argentina's 456 was fourth with the total 13th at 80,867. Last week Peru was 15th.
Also in South America, Chile is 23rd with 29,816, including 120 Saturday.
In the past week, South America's deaths decreased by 4%, not counting the revision in Peru, and cases rose by 4%. In North America, fatalities dropped 14% and infections 23%.
Peru now has the worst per-capita death rate in the world with 5,572 per million, compared with 1,840 in the United States, 2,209 in Brazil, 249 in India.
On Sunday, Peru is conducting a presidential run-off election between leftist Pedro Castillo and right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori.
Godofredo Talavera, the president of the Peruvian Medical Federation, said he was not surprised about the increased toll.
"We believe this occurs because our health system does not have the necessary conditions to care for patients," he said. "There has been no government support with oxygen, with intensive care beds. We do not have enough vaccines at the moment. The first line of care has not been reactivated. All this makes us the first country in the world in mortality," according to the BBC.
In the past week, the United States' deaths decreased 28% and cases 35%. In Mexico, it was a 61% gain in deaths, including 206 Saturday, and 30% cases with 2,809. Canada's deaths decreased 15%, with 33 Saturday and 10 so far Sunday, and cases were down 31%, including 1,666 Saturday and 856 Sunday.
Deaths are way down in Mexico from a one-day record of 1,803 in Mexico.
But three states, Baja California Sur, Yucatán and Tabasco, increased to high-risk orange on the updated coronavirus map presented by the federal Health Ministry on Friday night. Quintana Roo is already orange. Six advanced to low-risk green.
Canada has reported under triple digits for deaths since 142 on Feb. 3 and a record 257 on Dec. 29 for a total of 25,722.
Canada has been easing out of restrictions.
The nonessential travel bans among Mexico, Canada and the United States has been extended through June 21. It began one year ago in March.
In Asia, deaths decreased 17% and cases 25%. The continent has the most cases at 52,445,242 and is third in deaths at 711,382.
The Indian western state of Maharashtra, which includes 114.2 million people, has been hard-hit by the pandemic with plans to ease restrictions Monday after they were put in place in April amid a second wave.
Maharashtra reported 13,659 cases Saturday, which is the lowest in two months, and deaths rose by 866.
The pandemic outbreak began in late 2019 in Mainland China, but the nation with the world's largest population of 1.5 billion has reported only a few deaths in the past 12 months and stands in 61st at 4,636 behind Georgia with 4,910. China added 30 cases Sunday and had administered 744 million doses, the most in the world.
Iran has the second-most deaths in Asia in 12th at 80,941 with 122 reported Sunday.
Turkey ranks fifth in the world for cases at 5,707,683 with 6,126 Sunday and 19th in deaths at 48,068, including 92 most recently.
In the Far East, Indonesia has the most deaths, 51,612 in 17th place with 163 reported Sunday.
Japan is 36th with 13,598 deaths, including 50 on Sunday with a record 216 three weeks ago. Cases are 2,022 with the record 7,882.
Only 9.2% of the population has received at least one dose.
Tokyo, Osaka and seven other prefectures are in a state of emergency through June 20, a little more than one month before the Summer Olympics are scheduled to start in the nation.
South Korea has vaccinated 14.4% of its population. The nation has 1,973 deaths, including two more Sunday, and 144,152 cases, with a rise of 479 on Sunday. The record is 40 deaths and 1,241 cases.
South Korea's restrictions are set to expire on June 13. People who have received at least one COVID-19 shot will be able to go outdoors mask-free starting in July.
Israel’s death toll is 6,418, rising by seven in one week.
Europe has posted the most deaths of the continents, 1,078,816, and cases are second in cases, 46,888,895.
Four European nations are in the top 10 for most deaths: Britain sixth behind Peru with 127,840, Italy seventh with 126,523, Russia eighth with 123,787 and France ninth with 109,998. Germany dropped to 11th in the past week with 89,829, Spain 14th with 80,196, Poland 1tth at 74,152 and Ukraine 18th at 51,182.
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