Global tally of COVID-19 cases top 200 million as U.S., Germany and France push back against WHO call on boosters
August 05, 2021 at 11:04 AM EDT
The global tally of confirmed cases of the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 topped 200 million on Thursday, reaching a milestone that the World Health Organization had predicted just a day ago would come by next week in the latest sign of just how far and fast the virus has spread.