(VOVWORLD) - The world had recorded more than 222 million COVID-19 infections and 4.6 million deaths as of Tuesday, according to worldometer.info.
The US's COVID-19 case total is 40.9 million, including 666,000 deaths. The US accounts for 18% of the world’s total number of infections.
Cuba became the first country in the world to conduct a mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children aged 2-11. On Monday, Cuba began administering its own Soberana 02 vaccine to youngsters. One day earlier, it launched a mass vaccination campaign for teenagers aged 12-18.