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Global COVID-19 cases breach 7 million mark

Cases of the coronavirus disease continue to rise globally as total numbers have surpassed the 7 million mark, which is currently at 7,015,128.
The United States of America remains as the country with the most number of confirmed COVID-19 cases at 1,942,363 that accounts for 28% of the world’s total. This is followed by Brazil at 691,758, and Russia at 467,073.
Here are the rest of the countries with high numbers of cases of COVID-19:
United Kingdom: 287,621
India: 257,486
Spain: 241,550
Italy: 234,998
Peru: 196,515
France: 191,102
Germany: 185,750
The UAE currently has 38,808 confirmed cases, while the Philippines has 21,895.
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Death toll
The world’s death toll currently stands at 402,852. Of this number 110,514 or 27% of the world’s total comes from the USA, followed by UK at 40,625 and Brazil at 36,455.
Here are the rest of the countries with a high number of reported deaths:
Italy: 33,899
France: 29,158
Spain: 27,136
Mexico: 13,699
Belgium: 9,595
Germany: 8,685
Iran: 8,281
The Philippines recently passed the 1,000 mark for death toll which is currently at 1,003, while the UAE’s numbers remain low at 276.
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Global recoveries
In a more positive note, recoveries on a worldwide scale account for 44% of the global total confirmed cases, which is currently at 3,142,440. The USA reported the most number of recoveries at 506,367. This is followed by Brazil at 283,952 and Russia at 226,272.
Here are the rest of the countries hundreds of thousands of recoveries to date:
Germany: 169,224
Italy: 165,837
Spain: 150,376
Turkey: 137,969
Iran: 134,349
India: 123,848
Chile: 108,150
The UAE has over 21,806 patients who have fully recovered from the disease, while the Philippines has over 4,530 recovered individuals.

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