Coronavirus: 10 countries with maximum number of COVID-19 positive cases
Dozens of research groups around the world are racing to create a vaccine as COVID-19 cases continue to grow. Importantly, they’re pursuing different types of vaccines — shots developed from new technologies that not only are faster to produce than traditional inoculations but might prove more potent.
Novel coronavirus has taken a toll over the world with maximum countries being affected with COVID-19. Amid the absence of a proper treatment for the infection, a government official has said the first participant in a clinical trial for a vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus will receive an experimental dose on Monday. The National Institutes of Health is funding the trial, which is taking place at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle.
The official who disclosed plans for the first participant spoke on condition of anonymity because the move has not been publicly announced. Public health officials say it will take a year to 18 months to fully validate any potential vaccine.
Top 10 countries affected with novel coronavirus:
China: 81048 cases
Italy: 21157 cases
Iran: 12729 cases
Republic of Korea: 8162 cases
Spain: 5753 cases
France: 4469 cases
Germany: 3795 cases
The United States of America: 1678 cases
Switzerland: 1359 cases
United Kingdom: 1144 cases
Other countries affected with novel coronavirus are as follows:
Netherlands: 959 cases
Sweden: 924 cases
Norway: 907 cases
Denmark: 827 cases
Austria: 800 cases
Japan: 780 cases
International conveyance (Diamond Princess): 712 cases
Belgium: 689 cases
Qatar: 337 cases
Australia: 249 cases
Canada: 244 cases
Malaysia: 238 cases
Greece: 228 cases
Czech Republic: 214 cases
Singapore: 212 cases
Bahrain: 211 cases
Finland: 210 cases
Israel: 200 cases
Slovenia: 141 cases
Iceland: 138 cases
Ireland: 129 cases
Romania: 123 cases
Brazil: 121 cases
Indonesia: 117 cases
Thailand: 114 cases
Kuwait: 112 cases
Portugal: 112 cases
Philippines: 111 cases
Poland: 111 cases
Egypt :110 cases
India :107 cases
Saudi Arabia :103 cases
Iraq :93 cases
Lebanon :93 cases
San Marino :92 cases
United Arab Emirates :85 cases
Estonia :79 cases
Chile :61 cases
Viet Nam :53 cases
Bulgaria :51 cases
Serbia :46 cases
Argentina :45 cases
Slovakia :44 cases
Peru :43 cases
Mexico :41 cases
Brunei Darussalam :40 cases
Albania :38 cases
Luxembourg :38 cases
occupied Palestinian territory :38 cases
South Africa :38 cases
Algeria :37 cases
Croatia :37 cases
Russian Federation :34 cases
Hungary :32 cases
Georgia :30 cases
Latvia :30 cases
Pakistan :28 cases
Panama :27 cases
Colombia :24 cases
Senegal :24 cases
Costa Rica :23 cases
Ecuador :23 cases
Belarus :21 cases
Cyprus :21 cases
Malta :21 cases
Oman :20 cases
Azerbaijan :19 cases
Bosnia and Herzegovina :18 cases
Morocco :18 cases
Tunisia :18 cases
Maldives :13 cases
North Macedonia :13 cases
Republic of Moldova :12 cases
Sri Lanka :11 cases
Afghanistan :10 cases
Martinique :10 cases
Faroe Islands :9 cases
Lithuania :9 cases
Armenia :8 cases
Jamaica :8 cases
Cambodia :7 cases
Guyana :7 cases
French Guiana :6 cases
New Zealand :6 cases
Paraguay :6 cases
Réunion :6 cases
Kazakhstan :6 cases
Dominican Republic :5 cases
Turkey :5 cases
Cuba :4 cases
Liechtenstein :4 cases
Bangladesh :3 cases
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) :3 cases
Burkina Faso :3 cases
Cameroon :3 cases
Cote d Ivoire :3 cases
French Polynesia :3 cases
Guadeloupe :3 cases
Puerto Rico :3 cases
Ukraine :3 cases
Andorra :2 cases
Democratic Republic of the Congo :2 cases
Ghana :2 cases
Honduras :2 cases
Jersey :2 cases
Monaco :2 cases
Nigeria :2 cases
Saint Martin :2 cases
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) :2 cases
Namibia :2 cases
Curacao :2 cases
Seychelles :2 cases
Antigua and Barbuda :1 cases
Bhutan :1 cases
Cayman Islands :1 cases
Ethiopia :1 cases
Gabon :1 cases
Gibraltar :1 cases
Guernsey :1 cases
Guinea :1 cases
Holy See :1 cases
Jordan :1 cases
Kenya :1 cases
Mongolia :1 cases
Nepal :1 cases
Saint Barthelemy :1 cases
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :1 cases
Sudan :1 cases
Togo :1 cases
Trinidad and Tobago :1 cases
Equatorial Guinea :1 cases
Eswatini :1 cases
Mauritania :1 cases
Mayotte :1 cases
Central African Republic :1 cases
Congo :1 cases
Rwanda :1 cases
The data was recorded on March 16, 2020 at 02:19 pm as published on World Health Organisation (WHO) official website.
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