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Global Covid-19 Cases Cross 86 Lakh Mark, Death Toll Rises To Over 4.6 Lakh
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The total number of global COVID-19 cases has surged to over 86 lakh, while the deaths surpassing 4.6 lakh mark, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
By Saturday (20 June) morning, the total number of cases stood at 8,663,135 while the fatalities increased to 460,005, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.
With 2,220,961 cases and 119,112 deaths, the US continues with the world's highest number of COVID-19 infections and fatalities, according to the CSSE.
Brazil comes in the second place with 1,032,913 infections and 48,954 deaths.
In terms of cases, Russia ranks third (568,292), and was followed by India (395,048), the UK (303,285), Spain (245,575), Peru (244,388), Italy (238,011), Chile (231,393), Iran (200,262), France (196,083), Germany (190,299), Turkey (185,245), Pakistan (171,666), Mexico (170,485), Saudi Arabia (150,292), Bangladesh (105,535) and Canada (102,314), the CSSE figures showed.
The other countries with over 10,000 deaths are the UK (42,546), Italy (34,561), France (29,620), Spain (28,315), Mexico (20,394) and India (12,948).
(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)
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