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Global Coronavirus Case Count Over 46 Lakh; More Than 3.1 Lakh People Have Lost Lives So Far
Swarajya Staff
May 17, 2020, 09:45 AM | Updated 09:45 AM IST
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The overall number of global coronavirus cases has increased to over 46 lakh, while the death toll has surpassed 311,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
As of Sunday morning (17 May), the total number of cases stood at 4,634,068, while the death toll increased to 311,781, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.
The US currently accounts for the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 1,467,796 and 88,754, respectively.
In terms of cases, Russia has the second highest number of infections at 272,043, followed by the UK (241,461), Brazil (233,142), Spain (230,698), Italy (224,760), France (179,630), Germany (175,752), Turkey (148,067) and Iran (118,392), the CSSE figures showed.
Meanwhile, the UK accounted for the second highest COVID-19 deaths worldwide at 34,546.
The other countries with over 10,000 deaths are Italy (31,763), Spain (27,563), France (27,532), and Brazil (15,662).
(With inputs from IANS)
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