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The Graphic Truth: Where is COVID raging right now?

Top 10 countries with the most recent COVID deaths per million people

Top 10 countries with the most recent COVID deaths per million people

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The COVID delta variant — which first surfaced in India earlier this year — is spreading rampantly throughout every continent, and is now the most dominant strain globally. But low- and middle-income countries, particularly in regions where vaccines have been scarce, are bearing the brunt of the fallout from the more contagious strain. We take a look at the 10 countries now recording the highest number of daily COVID deaths (per 1 million people), and their corresponding vaccination rates.

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