London, April 17, 2022, SPA -- More than 502.2 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 6,592,734 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019. --SPA 13:12 LOCAL TIME 10:12 GMT 0005 www.spa.gov.sa/w1722019