London, Sep. 17, 2021, SPA -- More than 226.97 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) globally and 4,872,573 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 11:35 LOCAL TIME 08:35 GMT 0006 www.spa.gov.sa/w1619343