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Global coronavirus cases cross 46.37 million

November 02, 2020

LONDON — More than 46.37 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,198,168 have died, according to a Reuters tally.

Russia reported 18,257 new coronavirus cases on Monday, including 4,796 in Moscow, pushing the national tally to 1,655,038 since the pandemic began. Authorities said 238 people had died in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 28,473.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 12,097 to 545,027 and the reported death toll rose by 49 to 10,530, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday.

The Philippines' Health Ministry on Monday reported 2,298 new coronavirus infections and 32 more deaths. In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases had increased to 385,400, while deaths had reached 7,269. The Philippines has the second-highest number of confirmed COVID-19 infections and deaths in Southeast Asia behind Indonesia.

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

With 230,720 deaths and over 9.1 million confirmed cases, the United States tops the list of 20 countries with the highest recorded infections and deaths in the world, followed by India, Brazil and Russia.

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

In Brasilia, Brazil recorded 10,100 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 190 deaths from COVID-19, the Brazilian Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Brazil has registered more than 5.5 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 160,074, according to ministry data, Reuters reported.

In New Delhi, India recorded 46,963 new coronavirus cases and 470 deaths in the last 24 hours. The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday said the total number of cases reached 8,184,082 and 122,111 deaths. They added that 7,491,513 people recovered from the pandemic as it spread to 35 Indian states.

In Paris, new confirmed coronavirus cases rose by 46,290 in France in the past 24 hours, official data showed on Sunday, while the number of people needing treatment in intensive care also crept up, according to Reuters.

The total number of cases now stands at over 1.4 million cases across France. The rise recorded on Sunday compared to an increase of 35,641 the previous day. France said 231 more people had died from COVID-19 in the period, bringing the total to 37,019.

There were 17,450 new hospitalizations over the past seven days, the data from the health ministry showed, and 2,605 people in intensive care units. That was up from 2,507 the previous day.

In Tokyo, Japan reported 124 new cases on Monday, raising the nation’s total to 102,192, the Health Ministry and local authorities said. The cumulative death toll stood at 1,779.

Tokyo added 87 new infections, staying below the 100 for the first time in two weeks. The tallies exclude the who were linked to the virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship in February.

In Beijing, China announced 24 new coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours, while registering no COVID-19 related deaths. According to China's state news agency, Xinhua, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in mainland China now stands at 86,021, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,634. — Agencies


November 02, 2020
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