The global coronavirus cases have surpassed the 20 million mark.
According to the data collected and compiled by the John Hopkins University, a total of 20, 092,855 Covid-19 cases had been recorded as of Tuesday at 1000HRS EAT.
Global death toll stands at 736,254.
The United States is the hardest hit country with over 5 million cases recorded. The virus has also claimed over 163,000 lives in the US.
The second hardest hit country is Brazil. Over 3 million cases have been confirmed in the Latin American county. 101,752 deaths are connected with the deadly virus.
India comes third with 2.2 million cases.
Below are the leading countries by the number of confirmed virus cases as of Tuesday at 1000HRS EAT.
|
Country |
Number of confirmed coronavirus cases (Source: The John Hopkins University) |
|
United States |
5,094,565 |
|
Brazil |
3,057,470 |
|
India |
2,268,675 |
|
Russia |
890, 799 |
|
South Africa |
563,598 |
|
Mexico |
485, 836 |
|
Peru |
483,133 |
|
Columbia |
397,623 |
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