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Global COVID-19 Tally Surges To 81 Lakh; Death Toll Above 4.4 Lakh: John Hopkins University
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Jun 17, 2020, 01:00 PM | Updated 01:00 PM IST
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The global number of COVID-19 cases has increased to over 81 lakh mark, while the death toll surged to over 4,41,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
As of Wednesday morning (17 June), the total number of cases stood at 81,55,266, while the fatalities increased to 4,41,505, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.
With 21,37,707 cases and 1,16,962 deaths, the US continues with the world's highest number of COVID-19 infections and fatalities, according to the CSSE.
In terms of cases, Brazil comes in the second place with 9,23,189 infections.
This was followed by Russia (544,725), India (343,091), the UK (299,600), Spain (244,328), Italy (237,500), Peru (237,156), France (194,347), Iran (192,439), Germany (188,252), Turkey (181,298), Chile (184,449), Mexico (154,863), Pakistan (148,921), Saudi Arabia (136,315) and Canada (101,085), the CSSE figures showed.
With 45,241 COVID-19 deaths, Brazil accounts for the second highest number of fatalities in the world.
The other countries with over 10,000 deaths are the UK (42,054), Italy (34,405), France (29,550), Spain (27,136) and Mexico (18,310).
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