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YEREVAN, APRIL 16, ARMENPRESS. The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world has reached 2 million 083 thousand 607, according to the data released by coronavirus research centers.
The death toll is over 134,000.
510,666 patients have recovered.
USis leading in the world in terms of the largest number of infected people (644,089 confirmed cases). 28,529 deaths were reported.
Then comesSpainwhich confirmed 180,659 cases so far. The total number of deaths in Spain is 18,812.
Spain is followed byItalywhich reported a total of 165,155 cases. 21,645 patients have died.
The next is France, overtaking Germany, with a total of 147,863 cases and 17,167 deaths.
Germany has confirmed 134,753 cases and 3,804 deaths.
Germany is followed by the UK which reported 98,476 confirmed cases and 12,868 deaths.
China, where the COVID-19 outbreak started, confirmed a total of 82,341 cases. The death toll here is 3,342.
The total number of coronavirus cases inIranhas reached 76,389. The number of deaths is 4,777.
Turkeyreported 69,392 cases,Belgium– 33,573, Brazil – 28,912, Canada – 28,379, the Netherlands – 28,153.
Georgiaconfirmed 306 cases of coronavirus andRussia– 24,490. 198 people have died in Russia.
Among the Arab states theUnited Arab Emirates(UAE) has the largest number of confirmed cases – 5,365. 33 death cases have been registered here.Qatarconfirmed 3,711 cases and 7 deaths. The death toll among the Arab states is the highest inEgyptas 183 patients have died, but the country has less confirmed cases – 2,505.Iraqconfirmed 1,415 cases and 79 deaths,Kuwait– 1,405 cases and 3 deaths.
In late December 2019, Chinese authorities notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about an outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, central China. WHO declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus a global pandemic and named the virus COVID-19.
According to the data of the World Health Organization, coronavirus cases have been confirmed in more than 210 countries and territories.
Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan