Global Covid-19 cases surpass 76.2 ml, deaths 1.68 ml

Dhaka (Dec 20, 2020): The overall number of coronavirus cases has surpassed 76 million globally, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.68 million, according to the updated data of the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

In its data updated on Sunday, the university’s Centre for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the number of infection reached 76, 199,167 while the death toll 1, 683,910 globally.

The data also shows that the virus is surging in many regions and areas of 191 countries including the US and India.

The US has recorded 17,649, 057 cases with 316,144 deaths, the highest figures in the world while India comes in second place in terms of cases at 10,004,599 and death toll rose to 145,136, the JHU said.

The other countries with more than a million confirmed cases are Brazil (7,213,155), France (2,516,957), Russia (2,792,615), the UK (2,010,077), Italy (1,938,083), Spain (1,797,236), Turkey (2,004,285), Argentina (1,537,169), Germany (1,494,063), Mexico (1,301,546), Colombia (1,496,062), Poland (1,194,110) and Iran (1,152,072), the CSSE figures showed.