Global COVID-19 cases top 14.4mln
Washington/UNI: The number of global novel Coronavirus cases surged to over 14.4 million, while the deaths have topped to more than 6,05,000 on Monday.
According to Johns Hopkins University, the total number of cases stood at 14,448,751, while the fatalities rose to 605,116, 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 3,768,055 and 140,500, respectively, according to the CSSE.
Brazil came in second place with 2,098,389 infections and 79,488 deaths.
In terms of cases, India ranks third (1,077,781), and is followed by Russia (770,311), South Africa (364,328), Peru (353,590), Mexico (344,224), Chile (330,930), the UK (296,358), Iran (273,788), Pakistan (263,496), Spain (260,255), Saudi Arabia (250,920), Italy (244,434), Turkey (219,641), France (211,943), Bangladesh (204,525), Germany (202,735), Colombia (190,700), Argentina (126,755), Canada (112,167) and Qatar (106,648), the CSSE figures showed.
The other countries with over 10,000 deaths were the UK (45,385), Mexico (39,184), Italy (35,045), France (30,155), Spain (28,420), India (26,816), Iran (14,188), Peru (13,187) and Russia (12,323).
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