Global corona deaths cross 177,000

The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 177,459.

Globally, more than 2.5 million people have been diagnosed with the virus.

More than 2,483,840 declared cases have been registered in 193 countries and territories since the epidemic first emerged in China in December.

Of these cases, at least 558,400 are now considered recovered.

Many countries are testing only the most serious cases.

In the United States, now the worst-hit country, the death toll stood at 42,364 with 787,901 infections. At least 72,858 patients have recovered.

Italy is the next most affected country in terms of deaths with 24,114 fatalities and 181,228 confirmed infections.

It is followed by Spain with 21,282 fatalities and 204,178 confirmed infections, France with 20,265 deaths and 155,383 infections and Britain with 16,509 deaths and 124,743 cases.

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