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NEW YORK: The global death toll from the coronavirus has climbed over 184,248 today.
Around 2,639,025 declared COVID-19 cases have been registered in 210 countries and territories since the epidemic first emerged in China in December. Of these cases, at least 721,997 are now considered recovered.
In the United States, nearly 849,092 cases were confirmed, including more than 47,681 deaths. The US reported an increase of 2,341 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Italy, which recorded its first coronavirus death at the end of February, has 25,085 fatalities, with 454 people succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours. Spain has recorded 21,717 fatalities with 399 in a single day and 208,389 infections.
China excluding Hong Kong and Macau has to date declared 4,632 deaths and 82,798 cases, with 77,207 recoveries. France has reported 642 deaths in a single day, taking the tally to 21,340 deaths and 159,877 cases.
The United Kingdom has reported 449 deaths during the last 24 hours, 18,100 fatalities, and 133,495 infections. Meanwhile, the death toll is 5,391 in Iran as the confirmed number of cases is almost 85,996.
India has recorded more than 1,450 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 49 fatalities in the last 24 hours. While India’s coronavirus count has reached 20,471, the death toll due has climbed to 652.
There are now 3,635 positive COVID-19 cases in South Africa. The total number of tests conducted to date is 133,774, of which 6,868 were conducted in the last 24 hours.
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