According to the American Johns Hopkins University, as of the morning of May 23, 166,699,752 cases of coronavirus infection were registered in the world.
The leader in the number of infected is the United States: during the pandemic, 33,104,879 cases of infection were recorded there, the number of deaths was 589,703 cases. India is in second place with 26,530,132 cases of coronavirus infection and 299,266 deaths from the effects of infection.
Also, a large number of infections with coronavirus infection is observed in Brazil – 16 047 439, deaths – 488 208.
Vaccination against coronavirus started in Russia on January 18, 2021. Sputnik V became the world’s first registered vaccine against coronavirus infection. It is based on a well-studied adenoviral platform that provides high efficacy and safety.