Global COVID-19 cases top 8 mn

Total number of Coronavirus fatalities increased to 436,322

WASHINGTON DC: The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has topped the 8 million mark, while the death toll surged to over 436,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

As of Tuesday morning, the total number of cases stood at 8,015,053, while the fatalities increased to 436,322, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update. US COVID-19 cases topped the 2.1 million mark with over 116,000 fatalities, as new hotspots emerged in many states where restrictions in place to curb the spread of the virus continue to ease amid an economic reopening.

As of Tuesday, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the US increased were 2,114,026 cases of COVID-19 and 116,127 deaths, both tallies account for the highest in the world, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

At least 23 US states were seeing a rise in cases as of last week, according to a CNBC analysis.

States may need to reimplement the strict social distancing measures that were put in place earlier this year if Coronavirus cases rise “dramatically”, the CDC said. In terms of cases, Brazil comes in the second place with 888,271 infections.

This was followed by Russia (536,484), India (332,424), the UK (298,315), Spain (244,109), Italy (237,290), Peru (232,992), France (194,305), Iran (189,876), Germany (187,682), Turkey (179,831), Chile (179,436), Mexico (150,264), Pakistan (144,478), Saudi Arabia (132,048) and Canada (100,763), the CSSE figures showed.

With 43,959 COVID-19 deaths, Brazil accounts for the second highest number of fatalities in the world.

The other countries with over 10,000 deaths are the UK (41,821), Italy (34,371), France (29,439), Spain (27,136) and Mexico (17,580).

PTI People wearing face masks to protect against Coronavirus infection stand in line to enter a clothing store, opened after more than three months lockdown due to Coronavirus pandemic, in St.petersburg, Russia, Tuesday