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More than 77.57 million people have been reported to infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,709,633 have died.

According to a reputable media tally published on Wednesday with 319,644 deaths and over 17.9 million confirmed cases, the United States tops the list of twenty countries with the highest recorded infections and deaths in the world.

Russia on Wednesday reported 27,250 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 5,652 in Moscow, pushing the national tally to 2,933,753.

Russia on Wednesday reported 27,250 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours.

Authorities said 549 people had died overnight, taking the official death toll to 52,461.

Health officials say Germany has recorded a grim new one-day record for COVID-19 deaths with 962.

The country’s disease control agency, the Robert Koch Institute, also reported 24,740 newly confirmed coronavirus cases.

The eastern state of Saxony has seen the highest infection rates and overloaded hospitals have begun transferring patients to other regions. Figures show Saxony had over 414 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, more than twice as high the national average.

Less than 300,000 of those 10.1 million cases are currently infected with the coronavirus in India.

India recorded 23,950 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking its total cases to 10.1 million, the health ministry said on Wednesday.

Less than 300,000 of those 10.1 million cases are currently infected with the coronavirus, the health ministry said.

A total of 146,444 people have died of COVID-19 in the country, with 333 of those deaths coming in the last 24 hours, the ministry said.