COVID-19 latest updates: More than 3 million 536 thousand recoveries globally

YEREVAN, JUNE 9, ARMENPRESS. The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world has surpassed 7 million 199 thousand, according to the data released by coronavirus research centers.

The death toll is over 408,000.

More than 3 million 536 thousand patients have recovered.

USis leading in the world in terms of the largest number of infected people (2 million 026 thousand 493 confirmed cases). 113,055 deaths were reported.

Brazil overtook Russia and is now the 2ndwith a total of 710,887 confirmed cases and 37,312 deaths.

The next is Russia. The total number of cases in Russia has reached 476,658. 5,971 patients have died so far.

Spain has 288,797 confirmed cases. Death toll is 27,136.

UK overtook Italy, confirming 287,399 cases. The death toll has reached 40,597. UK has reported most death cases in Europe, and 2nd in the world after the USA.

Then comes India with a total of 266,598 confirmed cases and 7,473 deaths.

Italy reported 235,278 cases and 33,964 deaths so far.

The next is Peru with 199,696 confirmed cases and 5,571 deaths.

Germany has confirmed 186,205 cases and 8,783 deaths.

Then comes Iran – 173,832 confirmed cases and 8,351 deaths.

Turkey has recorded 171,121 cases. The deaths comprise 4,711.

China, where the COVID-19 outbreak started, is now the 18thwith a total of 83,040 cases, out of which 78,341 have already recovered. The death toll here is 4,634.

Georgiaconfirmed 812 cases of coronavirus and 13 deaths.

Among the Arab states Saudi Arabia is leading with the most confirmed cases – 105,283.

Qatar overtook theUnited Arab Emirates(UAE) with the most confirmed cases – 70,158. The death toll has reached 57 in Qatar.

The number of infected people in the UAE is 39,376. 281 death cases have been registered here.

Egyptreported 35,444 confirmed cases and 1,271 deaths.

In Kuwait the number of confirmed cases is 32,510, that of the deaths is 269.

Iraqconfirmed 13,481 cases and 370 deaths.

1,350 cases have been reported in Lebanon, the deaths comprise 30.

Syria’s confirmed cases reached 144. 6 death cases have been registered.

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 Aneta Harutyunyan