New Delhi (NVI): More than 18.2 million people around the world have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, up more than 2,80,000 in just one day. More than 10.9 million have recovered and more than 6,92,000 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
In the US, the total number of coronavirus cases have crossed 4.7 million while the death toll has topped 1,55,000 in the country.
Brazil has reported that coronavirus cases in the country rose by 16,641 to 27,50,318 while deaths rose by 561 to 94,665.
Latin America has broke through 5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, underscoring the region’s position as the area of the world hardest hit by the pandemic. It has already reported more than 2,00,000 deaths.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 879 to 2,11,281. The reported death toll rose by eight to 9,156, the tally showed.
The number of new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Italy has fallen below 200 for the first time in a week, with 159 new cases registered. That brings the total number of cases in Italy to 2,48,229 and deaths to 35,166.
Mainland China announced 36 new cases across the country, down from 43 the previous day. Of those, 28 were in the northwestern region of Xinjiang and two in Liaoning province in the northeast.
Hong Kong reported 78 new cases over the previous 24 hours, the first time in almost two weeks that new cases had fallen into double-digits.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world faces a “generational catastrophe” because of school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic and said that getting students safely back to the classroom must be “a top priority”.
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