Global COVID cases surpass 77 million

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More than 77 million people have been infected with coronavirus globally and over 1.7 million of them died since the first cases were reported in December last year, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

The global caseload stood at 77,343,652 with 1,702,293 fatalities on Tuesday.

US Covid-19 infections have passed 18,034,214. Meanwhile, the US coronavirus death toll is 319,363 according to JHU.

California reported the most cases, standing at 1,907,483, followed by Texas with 1,602,988 cases and Florida with 1,212,581 cases. Illinois registered 905,069 cases and New York identified 857,049 cases.

U.S. COVID-19 cases hit 17 million on Dec. 17, and added 1 million in four days.

The past week witnessed record numbers of cases, deaths as well as hospitalizations across the states.

On Dec. 18, the United States reported 249,709 new cases, the highest number of daily cases so far since the pandemic began, according to data complied by Johns Hopkins University.

On Dec. 16, U.S. daily deaths surged to 3,668, the greatest loss of lives in a single day since the start of the pandemic, showed the university’s chart.

Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll rose to 187,291 on Tuesday while the total caseload reached 7,263,619.

India’s total caseload crossed to 10,055,560 with 145,810 fatalities as of today.