WASHINGTON: More than 287,000 people worldwide have now died due to the coronavirus.
Around the world, the pandemic has killed more than 287,332 people and infected over 4,255,954.
The United States has been the hardest-hit country, with 1,385,834 cases and 81,795 deaths. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country reached 1,385,834 and the death toll surged to 81,795 with 669 deaths in the past 24 hours.
According to the latest data, 1,527,496 patients have recovered from the pandemic so far. Canada reported 4,993 fatalities and 69,981 infections due to coronavirus.
Italy, which recorded its first coronavirus death at the end of February, has 30,739 fatalities, with 179 people succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours.
Spain has recorded 26,744 fatalities with 123 deaths in a single day and 268,143 infections. China has to date declared 4,633 deaths and 82,919 cases, with 78,171 recoveries.
France has reported 263 deaths in a single day, taking the tally to 26,643 deaths and 177,423 cases. The United Kingdom has reported 32,065 fatalities with 210 deaths in the last 24 hours and 223,060 infections.
In Saudi Arabia, 1996 new cases of coronavirus have been reported, taking the number of patients to 41,014, while 9 more coronavirus deaths have been reported in 24 hours, taking the death toll to 255.
Kuwait has reported 65 deaths while over 9,286 people have been tested positive for the virus. Turkey reported 139,771 coronavirus cases and 3,841 fatalities.
In Belgium, 8,707 people succumbed to the disease while Brazil reported 11,653 deaths due to the coronavirus.
Germany has reported 7,661 deaths and 172,576 infections. Over 221,344 people have infected while 2,009 people died of the virus in Russia.
Israel has reported 16,506 coronavirus cases while 258 deaths. Meanwhile, the death toll is 6,685 in Iran as the confirmed number of cases is almost 109,286.
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