Global coronavirus cases cross 43 million

More than 43.32 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,156,285 have died, according to a Reuters tally published on Tuesday.

With 225,313 deaths and around 8.7 million confirmed cases, the United States tops the list of twenty countries with the highest recorded infections and deaths in the world, followed by India, Brazil and Russia.

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

US reports 8,617,022 cases of new coronavirus on Monday. File photo

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, on Monday, reported 8,617,022 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 63,195 from its previous count.

The CDC added that the number of deaths had risen by 380 to 224,601.

Brazil registered 15,726 new cases of coronavirus and 263 new COVID-19 deaths, the health ministry said on Monday.

Brazil health ministry announces 15,726 new cases of coronavirus and 263 new COVID-19 deaths on Monday. File photo

Brazil has registered more than 5.4 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 157,397 according to ministry data.