New Delhi (NVI): More than 15.2 million people around the world have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, nearly 8.5 million have recovered, and nearly 6,23,000 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University.
In the US, the total number of coronavirus cases are nearing 4 million while the death toll has crossed 1,43,000 in the country.
In Brazil, the number of infections have surpassed 2.2 million while the number of fatalities have exceeded 82,000 in the country.
France has recorded 998 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. The number of confirmed cases now stands at 1,78,336.
Germany’s coronavirus infections rose by 569 to 2,03,368, with the tally of deaths up by 6 to stand at 9,101.
Hong Kong reported a record 113 new cases on Wednesday, in a continuing third wave of Covid-19 infections, including a large proportion of which are unsourced.
Argentina saw another record daily increase of new coronavirus cases. The ministry reported 5,782 newly confirmed cases, topping Tuesday’s record of 5,344 new cases. Argentina’s total confirmed cases stands at 1,41,900.
Worrying trends of coronavirus infection are emerging in southern Europe and in the Balkan region, Mike Ryan, head of the World Health Organization’s emergencies programme, has said. “We’re not out of the woods just yet in the European environment. It requires sustained vigilance,” he added.
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