New Delhi (NVI): The total Covid-19 caseload in the world stands at 46,801,621 now with 1,205,221 deaths due to the deadly virus recorded so far, according to US-based Johns Hopkins University.
The University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) in its latest update revealed that the US is the worst-hit country in the world with the highest number of cases and deaths at 9,284,261 and 231,507, respectively.
India continues to be in second place with the total caseload at 82.67 lakh while 1,23,097 people have died so far. According to the latest data available with the Health Ministry, the Covid tally in the country now stands at 82,67,623. The active cases stand at 5,41,405 and 76,03,121 patients have been cured or discharged so far.
Apart from that, Brazil has the second-highest number of Covid fatalities at 160,074 while the country’s tally stands at 5,545,705.
In another news, media reports yesterday said that Prince William, second-in-line to the British throne, contracted coronavirus in April but kept his diagnosis secret. According to The Sun newspaper, the 38-year-old Duke of Cambridge was diagnosed shortly after his father, heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, announced he had caught the virus in late March.
Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a return to lockdown for England from November 5 which will be in effect till at least December 2. This coincides with Covid-19 cases rising past the 1 million mark across the UK on Saturday.
-ARK
