Global COVID cases near 199M 

The overall number of global COVID cases is fast approaching the 199-million mark as different countries continue their battle against the deadlier Delta variant of coronavirus amid a slow vaccination rate, Report informs, citing the US-based Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

According to the JHU, the total case count mounted to 198,891,340, while the death toll from the virus reached 4,235,449 on Tuesday morning.

So far, 4,146,057,456 vaccine doses have been administered across the globe.