Global Covid death toll surpasses three million amid new infections resurgence

Brazil is leading the world in the daily average number of new deaths reported and accounts for one in every four deaths worldwide each day

Healthcare workers of the public Mobile Emergency Service bring a patient suspected of suffering from Covid-19 to the HRAN public hospital in Brasilia, Brazil. Picture: AP Photo/Eraldo Peres

Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide crossed 3 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the latest global resurgence of Covid-19 infections is challenging vaccination efforts across the globe.

Worldwide COVID-19 deaths are rising once again, especially in Brazil and India. Health officials blame more infectious variants that were first detected in the United Kingdom and South Africa, along with public fatigue with lockdowns and other restrictions.