Worldwide COVID-19 Cases Exceed 16 Million

World

July 26th, 7:00am

Asharq Al-Awsat

FILE PHOTO: Commuters wear face masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread during morning rush hour traffic in Taipei, Taiwan April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has topped 16 million. According to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, the US leads the count with 4.1 million, followed by 2.3 million in Brazil and 1.3 million in India. The US also has the highest number of deaths with 146,460, followed by 86,449 in Brazil and 45,823 in the UK. Meanwhile in China, where the pandemic first appeared, 46 new cases were recorded on Sunday, the highest daily tally in more than a month. This came as it took steps to stem recent outbreaks that have infected more than 160 people at opposite ends of the country. Authorities confirmed 22 cases in Urumqi, a city in the Xinjiang region in the country’s far west, which raised the total in the local outbreak to 137 since the first case was detected 10 days ago. Another 13 cases were confirmed in Liaoning province in the northeast, bringing the total there to 25, almost all in the city of Dalian. China has recorded 83,830 cases and 4,634 deaths since the pandemic began, The Associated Press reported. The Health Commission said that 288 patients remain in treatment, including 18 in critical condition.

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