TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The number of Covid-19 cases in the world continues to fluctuate. Several countries recorded a decline in cases. Meanwhile, several other countries have increasingly shown their failure to deal with the pandemic by the increasing number of cases.

In order to keep up with the increasing number of cases, World O' Meters performs periodic calculations. The data on the number of world Covid-19 cases is also updated by World O' Meters regularly on its website. Reporting from worldometers.info, here is the number of Covid-19 cases in the world as of Tuesday, August 31, 2021:

Number of active cases: 217,913,843 cases

Number of deaths: 4,523,984 deaths

Number of recovered victims: 194,788,510 people

In addition to data on active cases, deaths, and recovered victims, World O' Meters also updates the number of cases in several countries. Here are the data:

1. United States: 39,946,708 cases

2. India: 32,767,820 cases

3. Brazil: 20,752,281 cases

4. Russia: 6,901,152 cases

5. UK: 6,757,650 cases

6. France: 6,746,283 cases

7. Turkey: 6,366,438 cases

8. Argentina: 5,178,889 cases

9. Iran: 4,960,744 cases

10. Colombia: 4,907,264 cases

11. Spain: 4,847,298 cases

12. Italy: 4,534,499 cases

13. Indonesia: 4,079,267 cases

Until now, the United States is still listed as the country with the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the world. Meanwhile, India, despite having passed the delta variant wave, still occupies the second position. Then, Brazil followed in third place.

Meanwhile, Indonesia now occupies the 13th position of all countries in the world. This number is expected to continue to increase. Therefore, the government is aggressively conducting mass vaccinations and promoting the implementation of strict health protocols. In addition, the PPKM policy is also expected to be extended, with adjustments to the level of tightness, along with the increase in the number of cases.

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NURHADI | MAUDEY K. SETYAKUSUMA (Internship)