Global COVID-19 Cases Exceed 1.5 Million

Global confirmed COVID-19 cases exceeded 1.5 million on Wednesday afternoon local time, reports Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

The fresh figure reached 1,500,830 as of 5.15 p.m. (2115 GMT), with 87,706 deaths, the CSSE said, reported Xinhua news agency.

‘The novel coronavirus has impacted over 180 countries and regions. ’

The United States led the world with 423,135 cases. Spain and Italy followed by 146,690 and 139,422 cases, respectively. Countries with over 100,000 cases also include France and Germany, according to the data compiled by the CSSE.

More than 317,800 people have recovered from the disease, according to the data.

Source: IANS