COVID-19: Global Cases Top 42.5 Million

The global coronavirus cases have topped 42.5 million, while the deaths have soared to more than 1,148,940, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 8,571,943 and 224,771, respectively, according to the CSSE.

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‘As of Sunday morning, the total number of COVID-19 cases stood at 42,532,198, while the death toll surged to 1,148,943, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.’

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India comes in second place in terms of cases at 7,814,682, while the country's death toll soared to 117,956.

The other top 15 countries with the maximum amount of cases are Brazil (5,380,635), Russia (1,487,260), France (1,084,659), Argentina (1,081,336), Spain (1,046,132), Colombia (1,007,711), Mexico (886,800), Peru (883,116), the UK (857,043), South Africa (714,246), Iran (562,705), Italy (504,509), Chile (500,542), Iraq (449,153) and Germany (427,808), the CSSE figures showed.

Brazil currently accounts for the second highest number of fatalities at 156,903.

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The countries with a death toll above 10,000 are Mexico (88,743), the UK (44,835), Italy (37,210), Spain (34,752), France (34,536), Peru (34,033), Iran (32,320), Colombia (30,000), Argentina (28,613), Russia (25,647), South Africa (18,944), Chile (13,892), Indonesia (13,205), Ecuador (12,542), Belgium (10,658), Iraq (10,568) and Germany (10,015).

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