Global coronavirus cases now stand at 30,673,633


FE Team | Published: September 20, 2020 11:13:58 | Updated: September 24, 2020 10:35:51


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Coronavirus cases across the globe reached 30,673,633 on Sunday, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

The death toll from Covid-19 stood at 955,404 in the morning.

Data compiled by JHU showed that India now has the second-highest number of cases (5,308,014) after the US as of Sunday, UNB reports.

The South Asian country has so far reported 85,619 deaths.

However, Brazil has come to the third position with 4,528,240 cases and 136,532 deaths.

The US is the worst-affected country with 6,764,803 cases and 199,258 fatalities.

Coronavirus cases were first reported in China in December last year. The World Health Organization declared it a pandemic in March.

There is currently no vaccine for coronavirus but a number of promising candidates are in the final stage of trial.

 

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