New Delhi (NVI): More than 4.2 million cases of coronavirus have been recorded worldwide, including at least 2,91,000 deaths, according to John Hopkins University tally.
In the US, around 82,000 people are now known to have died from COVID-19.
According to a newly revised coronavirus mortality model predicts more than 147,000 Americans will die from COVID-19 by early August, up nearly 10,000 from the last projection, as restrictions for curbing the pandemic are increasingly relaxed.
In addition to this, with more than 2,32,000 infections, Russia now has more confirmed coronavirus cases than any country other than the US.
Brazil’s confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 1,77,589, according to the health ministry, surpassing Germany’s 1,70,508 confirmed cases of the disease.
Meanwhile, nearly 120 cases have been linked to an outbreak in Seoul’s Itaewon nightlife district. With fears of a second wave, authorities have tested more than 20,000 people in relation to the outbreak.