New Delhi (NVI): More than 7.6 million people have been infected with coronavirus around the world while more than 425,000 people have died due to the deadly contagion, according to John Hopkins University tally.
Brazil has overtaken the UK in the tally of cases and now stands at second position with 41,828 COVID-19 deaths so far. The total confirmed cases in the country stands at 828,810.
The United States has confirmed 2,046,643 cases of the virus with more than 114,000 fatalities being reported in the country.
South Africa saw its largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases, recording 3,359 infections, a health ministry update said that the country has more than 619,270 cases.
Meanwhile, Mexico prepares to re-open businesses in half the country next week, even as the nationwide confirmed cases rose 139,196 with 16,450 fatalities so far.
China’s Hubei Province, once hit hard by COVID-19, will lower its emergency response from level II to III starting from today.
However, the World Health Organization (WHO), said Brazil’s health system was standing up to the pressure. “The system as such from the data we see is not overwhelmed,” the WHO’s expert Dr. Mike Ryan said, with few areas of Brazil using more than 80 per cent of their hospitals intensive care capacity.
