World Health Organisation Says Global Coronavirus Tally Topped 8.3Mln
Moscow/Sputnik: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated the overall number of coronavirus cases globally at 8,385,440, with 450,686 people having died from the disease.
The UN health agency said in the situation report published on late Friday that 142,451 new cases had been recorded in the past day, while further 5,151 patients had died.
Americas continue to lead the count with some 4.1 million cases, followed by Europe with 2.49 million.
The WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11.
According to Johns Hopkins University, the global number of COVID-19 cases has already surpassed 8.5 million, with more than 457,000 fatalities.
The United States remains the worst-hot nation with more than 2.2 confirmed cases and about 119,000 deaths.
The United States is followed by Brazil and Russia, with 978,142 and 569,063 cases, respectively.
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