The global COVID-19 total today topped 21 million cases, mainly led by a steady surge of cases from the Americas and India.Pandemic cases today reached 21,020,216, with 761,393 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins online dashboard.Still many hot spots in Americas regionIn the Americas yesterday, Brazil reported 60,091 cases, followed by the United States, with 51,443.
Colombia also added 11,286 to its total yesterday.Peru—in topping 500,000 cases—reported 8,875 new cases and now has Latin America's highest fatality rate, Reuters reported.
So far, the country has reported 25,648 deaths, for a 5.0% case-fatality rate, which is higher than neighboring Chile and Brazil.At an event to honor 120 healthcare workers who have died from their