Global COVID-19 Cases Top 16.6 Million, Death Toll Over 659k

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 16.6 million, while the deaths have increased to over 659,000, according to Johns Hopkins University.

As of Wednesday morning, the total number of cases stood at 16,667,130, while the fatalities rose to 659,045, 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 4,349,324 and 149,235, respectively, according to the CSSE.

Brazil came in second place with 2,483,191 infections and 88,539 deaths. Brazil has recorded 921 new deaths from Covid-19, bringing the national death toll to 88,539, officials said. Meanwhile, tests have detected 40,816 new infections, taking the total caseload to 2,483,191, said the health ministry on Tuesday.

Chinese health authority said on Wednesday that it received reports of 101 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Chinese mainland on Tuesday, including 98 locally-transmitted cases and three imported ones.

Eighty-nine of the 98 locally-transmitted cases were reported in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, eight in Liaoning Province, and one in Beijing Municipality, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

Meanwhile, Israel's Ministry of Health reported 2,308 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, setting a new record of daily hike in coronavirus infections.

This daily increase, which smashed the previous record of 2,043 registered on July 22, raised the tally of confirmed cases in Israel to 66,293, Xinhua reported.

The death toll rose to 486, with 12 new fatalities recorded, while the number of patients in serious condition increased from 311 to 314, out of 739 patients currently hospitalized.

In terms of cases, India ranks third (1,483,156), and is followed by Russia (822,060), South Africa (459,761), Mexico (402,697), Peru (389,717), Chile (349,800), the UK (302,293), Iran (296,273), Spain (280,610 ), Pakistan (275,225), Saudi Arabia (270,831), Colombia (257,101), Italy (246,488), Bangladesh (229,185 ),Turkey (227,982), France (221,077), Germany (207,707 ), Argentina (173,355 ), Canada (116,871), Iraq (115,332), Qatar (109,880) and Indonesia (102,051), the CSSE figures showed.

The other countries with over 10,000 deaths are the UK (45,963), Mexico (44,876), Italy (35,123), India (33,425), France (30,226), Spain (28,436 ), Peru (18,418), Iran (16,147 ) and Russia (13,483).

(IANS)

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