Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
Cumulative global cases have reached 137,210,989, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The worldwide death toll has hit 2,956,546.
For more information about the spread of COVID-19 and the progress of vaccination around the world, please see our interactive charts and maps.
— Global coronavirus tracker charts
— Status of vaccinations around the world
— World map of spreading mutated strains
— Distribution, duration, safety: challenges emerge in vaccine race
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Wednesday, April 14 (Tokyo time)
3:10 p.m. Tokyo reports 591 new cases, up from 510 a day earlier, bringing the seven-day average of new infections in the capital to 497, 19.2% higher than a week ago.
2:30 p.m. India’s infections hit a new daily high as crowds of pilgrims gather for a religious festival…
