<human>:  What are the statistics on the current rate of COVID-19?
<bot>: The current rate of COVID-19 infections worldwide is increasing, with more than 67 million confirmed cases and over 1.5 million deaths globally as of December 2020. In the US, there have been over 16 million confirmed cases and more than 300,000 deaths. The situation is similar in many other countries, with India having the second highest number of cases at nearly 10 million, and Brazil the third highest at more than 7 million cases. As of December 2020, the global mortality rate from COVID-19 was estimated to be 2.09%, with the US having a mortality rate of 1.84%.