YEREVAN, MAY 8, ARMENPRESS. The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world has surpassed 3 million 917 thousand 944, according to the data released by coronavirus research centers.

The death toll is over 270,000.

1 million 344 thousand 260 patients have recovered.

US is leading in the world in terms of the largest number of infected people (1 million 292 thousand 850 confirmed cases). 76,938 deaths were reported.

Then comes Spain which confirmed 256,855 cases so far. The total number of deaths in Spain is 26,070.

Spain is followed by Italy which reported a total of 215,858 cases. 29,958 patients have died.

UK has confirmed 206,715 cases and 30,615 deaths. UK has reported most death cases in Europe, and 2nd in the world after the USA.

Russia has reported 177,160 cases, with over 11,000 new cases. Death toll is 1625.

The next is France with a total of 174,791 cases and 25,987 deaths.

Germany has confirmed 169,430 cases and 7,392 deaths.

Brazil surpassed Turkey with most confirmed cases (135,773). 9,190 people have died in Brazil.

Turkey has recorded 133,721 cases. The deaths comprise 3,641.

Iran recorded 103,135 cases. 6,486 people have died in Iran from coronavirus.

China confirmed a total of 82,886 cases. 1 new cases have been confirmed in the country in the past one day. The death toll here is 4,633. No death case has been registered in the past few days.

Georgia confirmed 615 cases of coronavirus and 9 deaths.

Among the Arab states Qatar overtook the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the most confirmed cases – 18,890. The death toll has reached 12 in Qatar. The number of infected people in the UAE is 16,240. 165 death cases have been registered here. Egypt reported 7,981 confirmed cases and 482 deaths. In Kuwait the number of confirmed cases is 6,567and that of the deaths is 44. Iraq confirmed 2,543cases and 102 deaths. 784 cases have been reported in Lebanon, the deaths comprise 25. Syria’s confirmed cases reached 45. 3 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