Tue 11 August 2020:
More than 20 million cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed worldwide, according to data compiled late Monday by US-based Johns Hopkins University.
There are 20,001,019 confirmed COVID-19 cases globally.
A total of 733,897 people have died after contracting the virus while 12,209,074 have recovered after treatment.
Mexico reports more than 5,500 new cases, 705 deaths
At least 5,558 new coronavirus cases and 705 additional deaths have been reported in Mexico, bringing the total in the country to 485,836 cases and 53,003 deaths, according to Reuters news agency.
The country’s health ministy said the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases.
Brazil registers 22,048 new coronavirus cases and 703 new deaths
Brazil has registered 22,048 new cases of coronavirus and 703 deaths, Reuters news agency reported quoting the health ministry.
Overall, Brazil now has 3,057,470 confirmed cases, while the death toll has risen to 101,752.
Of the 22,68,676 cases registered in India so far, there are nearly 6.4 million active cases while over 1.5 million people have recovered. India’s death toll has also gone up to 45,257 after 871 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Since appearing in Wuhan, China last December, the novel coronavirus has spread to at least 188 countries and territories.
The US is leading with the most confirmed infections at 5,085,821 followed by Brazil with over three million cases and India with more than two million.
