Global Covid-19 cases pass 100 million mark

The worst-affected countries — the US, India, Brazil, Russia and the UK — make up more than half all reported Covid-19 cases but represent 28% of the global population

Cars make their way through lines of cones as they arrive for a mass Covid-19 vaccination event in the parking lots of Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Picture: AP

Global coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million on Wednesday as countries around the world struggle with new virus variants and vaccine shortfalls.

Almost 1.3% of the world’s population has been infected with Covid-19 and more than 2.1m people have died.