Only 3 New Cases of Infection Registered in China: Fresh Data Worldwide
The number of people infected with the new type of coronavirus, COVID-19, has surpassed 4 million 429 thousand globally. According to data from the research centers for coronavirus, the number of deaths has exceeded 298 thousand. A total of 1 million 659 thousand 873 people have recovered.
The United States, which ranks first in terms of the number of infected individuals, has 1 million 430 thousand 348 confirmed cases. Here, the number of deaths stands at 85 thousand 197, making the U.S. the highest in the world for this metric as well.
Spain is second in the overall statistics with 271 thousand 095 confirmed cases and a death toll of 27 thousand 104. Russia follows with 242 thousand 271 cases, and 2 thousand 212 fatalities. The UK has 229 thousand 705 confirmed cases and 33 thousand 186 deaths, leading in Europe and second in the world after the U.S. in terms of death toll.
Next is Italy with a total of 222 thousand 104 confirmed cases and 31 thousand 106 deaths. Brazil, which has surpassed France, stands at 190 thousand 137 infected and 13 thousand 240 deaths. France follows with 178 thousand 060 confirmed cases and 27 thousand 074 deaths.
Germany has 174 thousand 098 confirmed cases and 7 thousand 861 deaths. In Turkey, the number of infected has reached 143 thousand 114, with 3 thousand 952 fatalities. Iran reports 112 thousand 725 infections with 6 thousand 783 deaths since the outbreak.
China, the country where the virus originated, stands out with a total of 82 thousand 929 confirmed cases and only 3 new cases. The death toll here is 4 thousand 633, and there have been no new deaths recorded in recent days.
In Georgia, confirmed cases have reached 647, with 11 deaths reported since the outbreak. Among Arab countries, Qatar has surpassed the UAE with 26 thousand 539 confirmed cases and 14 deaths. The UAE reports a total of 20 thousand 386 cases and 206 deaths.
Kuwait has 11 thousand 028 infected individuals, with 82 fatalities; Egypt has reported 10 thousand 431 cases and 556 deaths; Iraq has seen 3 thousand 032 infections with 115 fatalities. Lebanon has 878 confirmed cases with a death toll of 26, while Syria has reached 48 infections, with 3 deaths reported.
According to the World Health Organization, the number of affected countries and territories has exceeded 212.