Global cases of coronavirus exceed 16 million


A couple wearing visual masks visited the Santa Monica Pier, which reopened on June 25 after closing for more than three months due to the coronavirus pandemic, on June 26, 2020 in Santa Monica, California.

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Global confirmed coronavirus infections passed 16.05 million on Sunday, with about a quarter of them, 4,178,730 – in the USA, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. The world total on Sunday afternoon GMT was 16,055,909 confirmed cases of the virus and 644,661 deaths.

The United States continues to record record increases in the number of cases and deaths in various states, and the country records more than 1,000 daily coronavirus deaths for four consecutive days starting Saturday. The total death toll in the United States from the virus currently stands at 146,463.

Brazil follows with 2,394,513 confirmed cases, India with 1,385,635 and Russia with 811,073. Brazil also has the highest death count after the US with 86,449, followed by the UK with 45,823, Mexico with 42,645, and Italy with 35,102. India has seen 32,060 coronavirus-related deaths and France 30,195.

In the US, New York State remains the state most affected by virus deaths in the country at 32,608. But cases are increasing in several southern and western states: Florida’s case count has surpassed New York’s with 414,511, while California leads the country with 440,000 cases. New York now ranks third.

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