Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 183 million
- Last updated: July 3, 2021 | 11:46
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The highly contagious Delta variant is gaining ground in Italy and now counts for a third of the cases in France, while India's official death toll from the virus topped 400,000, though experts believe the actual number could be a million or higher.
According a reputable news agency more than 183.03 million people have been reported infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 4,119,337 have died.
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In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 183,015,891 and 3,962,894, respectively.
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 33,693,352 and 605,309, respectively, according to the CSSE.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 671 to 3,730,353.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 671 to 3,730,353, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday.
The reported death toll rose by 16 to 91,023, the tally showed.
Russia reported 679 COVID-19 deaths on Friday, the most confirmed in a single day since the pandemic began, amid a surge in cases that authorities blame on the Delta variant.
The government coronavirus taskforce also confirmed 23,218 new infections in the last 24 hours, including 6,893 in Moscow, pushing the national case total to 5,561,360.
The US leads the world in both confirmed cases and total death toll with 33,836,091 and 604,655 respectively.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 671 to 3,730,353, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday.
The reported death toll rose by 16 to 91,023, the tally showed.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.
The United States leads the world in both confirmed cases and total death toll with 33,836,091 and 604,655 respectively, followed by India with 30,458,251 and 400,312 and then Brazil with 18,622,304 and 520,095.