Tracking The Global Outbreak

Coronavirus Confirmed Cases Exceed A Million Worldwide

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has topped 2 million, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide passed 2 million on Thursday, with more than 1,30,000 deaths since the outbreak began. The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States approached 31,000, the highest so far. This is followed by Italy (21,067) and Spain (18.056). The total number of infections is also highest in the US at 608,458 - an increase of 26,385 cases from its previous count, followed by Spain (173,060), Italy (162,488), Germany (132,210) and France (131,361).

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