Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 31million,as death toll stands at 962,705
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Read < 1minuteMOSCOW, RUSSIA – SEPTEMBER 7, 2020: Taking a man’s blood for a test as part of medical screening of volunteers ahead of follow-up tests of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine at City Outpatient Clinic 2. Alexander Shcherbak/TASS (Photo by Alexander ShcherbakTASS via Getty Images)
More than 31.21 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 962,705 have died, according to a Reuters tally published on Tuesday.
According to the census, the United States topped the list with 6,866,308 cases and 199,924 deaths; followed by India with 5,487,580 cases and 87,882 deaths; then Brazil with 4,558,068 cases and 137,272 deaths; and Russia with 1,109,595 cases and 19,489 deaths.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.
