COVID-19 updates: Global cases come near 5 million

YEREVAN, MAY 18, ARMENPRESS. The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world has surpassed 4 million 827 thousand, according to the data released by coronavirus research centers.

The death toll is over 317,000.

1 million 868 thousand 532 patients have recovered.

USis leading in the world in terms of the largest number of infected people (1 million 528 thousand 179 confirmed cases). 90,988 deaths were reported.

The next is Russia. The total number of cases in Russia has reached 290,678. 2,722 patients have died so far.

Spain is the 3rd with 277,719 confirmed cases. Death toll is 27,650.

UK overtook Italy, confirming 243,695 cases. The death toll has reached 34,636. UK has reported most death cases in Europe, and 2nd in the world after the USA.

The next is Brazil with a total of 242,7313 cases and 16,192 deaths.

Italy reported 225,435 cases and 31,908 deaths so far.

France has reported 179,569 cases and 28,108 deaths.

Germany has confirmed 174176,807 cases and 8,054 deaths.

Turkey has recorded 149,435 cases. The deaths comprise 4,140.

The 10th country is Iran which recorded 122,492 cases. 7,057 people have died in Iran from coronavirus.

India and Peru have surpassed China, where the COVID-19 outbreak started. China now ranks 13th and has confirmed a total of 82,954 cases. 7 new cases have been confirmed in the country in the past one day. The death toll here is 4,634.

Georgiaconfirmed 701 cases of coronavirus and 12 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 212 countries and territories.

Editing and Translating by Tigran Sirekanyan