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Global Coronavirus Tally Mounts To 10.6 Million As Cases Continue To Rapidly Surge In US, Brazil And India
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Jul 02, 2020, 11:20 AM | Updated 11:20 AM IST
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The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has increased to over 10.6 million, while the deaths have soared to more than 515,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
As of Thursday (2 July) morning, the total number of cases increased to 10,667,217, while the fatalities stood at to 515,542, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.
The United States (US) accounted for the world's highest number of infections and fatalities with 2,685,806 and 128,061, respectively, according to the CSSE.
Brazil came in the second place with 1,448,753 infections and 60,632 deaths.
In terms of cases, Russia ranks third (653,479), and is followed by India (585,493), the UK (314,992), Peru (288,477), Chile (282,043), Spain (249,659), Italy (240,760), Mexico (231,770), Iran (230,211), Pakistan (213,470), France (202,981), Turkey (201,098), Germany (195,893), Saudi Arabia (194,225), South Africa (159,333), Bangladesh (149,258) and Canada (106,288), the CSSE figures showed.
The other countries with over 10,000 deaths are the UK (43,991), Italy (34,788), France (29,864), Mexico (28,510), Spain (28,364), India (17,400) and Iran (10,958).
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