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The total number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has now topped 22 million... with two million more cases within the past week.
Our Hong Yoo reports.
A second wave of infections looks likely as countries such as South Korea and New Zealand, which had initially been successful at containing the virus, are seeing a resurgence of COVID-19 infections.
Data aggregation website Worldometer said that as of 11 PM Monday Greenwich Mean Time, the global total confirmed cases had topped 22-million.
This comes just 8 days after the total hit 20-million and 230 days since the first case of COVID-19 was reported to the World Health Organization.
The number of deaths has surpassed 776-thousand worldwide.
The U.S. has the greatest number of COVID-19 cases and fatalities, with more than 5-point-6 million cases and 173-thousand deaths.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says COVID-19 is now the third most common cause of death in the U.S., following heart problems and cancer.
Brazil has the second-most COVID-19 cases worldwide, followed by India, Russia, and South Africa.
New Zealand, which had gone more than 100 days without any cases, saw an outbreak in Auckland last Tuesday and since then has seen a resurgence of community transmissions.
In response, the country's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced the general election would be pushed back one month to October 17.
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it was concerned COVID-19 is being spread mainly by people in their 20s to 40s, as many of them are unaware they are infected, putting at risk the elderly and those with other health problems.
Hong Yoo, Arirang News.