Worldwide Coronavirus Cases Cross 54.59 Million, Death Toll at 1,320,446
Saudi Press Agency
Tuesday 1442/4/2 - 2020/11/17
London, Nov. 17, 2020, SPA -- More than 54.59 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,320,446 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Daily coronavirus infections in India fell to their lowest since mid-July, with 29,163 new cases reported for the last 24 hours, taking the total to 8.87 million, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Daily cases have fallen in India, the country with the second-highest number of infections behind the United States, since hitting a peak in September. India's deaths rose by 449 over the last 24 hours, the ministry also said, with toll now at 130,519.
Russia reported a record high of 442 deaths related to the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, taking the official death toll to 33,931. Authorities also reported 22,410 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, including 5,882 in the capital Moscow, bringing the national tally to 1,971,013.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 14,419 to 815,746 and the reported death toll rose by 267 to 12,814, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.
--SPA
12:15 LOCAL TIME 09:15 GMT
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