Global coronavirus infections surpassed the 75 million mark on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, as several nations around the world begin vaccinating against the virus.
Britain this month became the first Western country to start immunizing with the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and its German partner BioNtech, followed by the United States which has now also approved a vaccine from Moderna.
There have been 18.65 million new cases in the past month, the highest reported for a 30-day period since the pandemic started.
Europe remains the region with the most cases — 21.6 million cases — followed by North America with 17.9 million, Latin America with 14.5 mill…
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