Global COVID-19 cases top 200 mil. as Delta variant rages

The cumulative worldwide total of infections with the novel coronavirus has surpassed 200 million as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to rage in many countries, U.S. university data showed Wednesday.The latest data by Johns Hopkins University show that the number of COVID-19 infections has doubled in roughly six months since the figure exceeded 100 million on Jan. 26.As vaccines became available in many countries, the numbers of new coronavirus infections had declined, prompting some to ease restrictions on businesses and travel.But the trend has apparently reversed amid the ra…READ FULL ARTICLE