Global COVID-19 Cases Top 15.6 Million With Over 638k Deaths

Washington: The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 15.6 million, while the deaths have increased to over 638,000, according to Johns Hopkins University.

As of Saturday morning, the total number of cases stood at 15,668,380, while the fatalities rose to 638,243, 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 infections and fatalities at 4,106,346 and 145,333, respectively, according to the CSSE.

Brazil came in second place with 2,287,475 infections and 85,238 deaths.

California, the new epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, has reported its highest daily increase in the number of deaths due to the virus.

On Friday, the state reported 159 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, marking back-to-back record days, reports Xinhua news agency.

On Thursday, there were 157 new COVID-19 deaths, a single-day high for the nation's most populous state.

As of Saturday morning, the total number of coronavirus cases in California was 440,181, while the death toll stood at 8,337.

Meanwhile, the Public Health Ministry of Afghanistan has registered 60 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, totalling the number of patients infected with the disease to 35,988 in the country, a ministry statement said on Friday.

According to the statement, 14 new deaths were recorded, bringing the number of Covid-19 related deaths to 1,225 since the outbreak of the pandemic in February in the country, Xinhua reported.

In terms of cases, India ranks third (1,288,108), and is followed by Russia (799,499), South Africa (421,996), Mexico (378,285), Peru (375,961), Chile (341,304), the UK (299,500), Iran (286,523), Spain (272,421), Pakistan (270,400), Saudi Arabia (262,772), Italy (245,590), Colombia (226,373), Turkey (224,252), Bangladesh (218,658), France (217,797), Germany (205,623), Argentina (153,520), Canada (115,115), Qatar (108,638) and Iraq (104,711), the CSSE figures showed.

The other countries with over 10,000 deaths are the UK (45,762), Mexico (42,645), Italy (35,097), India (30,601), France (30,195), Spain (28,432), Iran (15,289), Peru (17,843) and Russia (13,026).

(IANS)

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