COVID-19 Cases Worldwide Surpass 25.6 Million, Death Toll Over 855,000

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 25.6 million, while the deaths have increased to over 855,000, according to Johns Hopkins University.

As of Wednesday morning, the total number of cases stood at 25,660,482 and the fatalities rose to 855,444, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

The US accounted for the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 6,073,174 and 184,644 respectively, according to the CSSE.

Brazil came in second place with 3,950,931 infections and 122,596 deaths.

Meanwhile, the total number of Covid-19 cases in Israel reached 118,538 on Tuesday, with 1,942 new cases, the state's Health Ministry said.

The death toll from the virus climbed by 18 to 957, while the number of patients in serious condition dropped from 437 to 414, out of 860 patients currently hospitalised, Xinhua reported citing the Ministry.

The tally of recoveries surged to 96,214 with 1,205 new recoveries, while the number of active cases rose to 21,367, it added.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday announced 574 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 70,805.

At the same time, 560 more patients have recovered from the virus, taking the tally of recoveries in the UAE to 61,491, UAE's Ministry of Health and Prevention said, Xinhua reported.

In terms of cases, India ranks third (3,691,166), and is followed by Russia (997,072), Peru (652,037), South Africa (628,259), Colombia (615,094), Mexico (606,036), Spain (470,973), Argentina (428,239), Chile (413,145), Iran (376,894), the UK (339,385), France (323,968), Saudi Arabia (316,670), Bangladesh (314,946), Pakistan (296,149), Turkey (271,705), Italy (270,189), Germany (246,015), Iraq (238,338), Philippines (224,264), Indonesia (177,571), Canada (131,422), Ukraine (126,279), Qatar (118,994), Israel (118,538), Bolivia (116,598), Ecuador (114,309) and Kazakhstan (105,872), the CSSE figures showed.

The other countries with over 10,000 deaths are the India (65,288), Mexico (65,241), the UK (41,592), Italy (35,491), France (30,666), Spain (29,152), Peru (28,944), Iran (21,672), Colombia (19,662), Russia (17,250), South Africa (14,263) and Chile (11,321).

(IANS)

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