Global coronavirus cases exceed 16 lakh

There are now more than 16,02,619 confirmed cases of coronavirus cross the world.

Data collected by Johns Hopkins University shows that of the 16,02,619 people with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, nearly 3,55,861 have recovered.

Across the world, more than 95,657 people have died.

As some countries report signs of progress in the coronavirus battle, including the slowing down in the number of hospitalisations in parts of the US, authorities urged caution and called for continued observance of measures that help contain the disease, as the global death toll inches closer to 100,000 as of Friday.

In the United States, the death toll has surpassed 16,500. But the number of newly hospitalised patients in the hardest-hit state of New York dropped.

Source: Agencies

 

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