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Coronavirus cases worldwide on the verge of crossing 2 million; death toll reaches 126,600

Coronavirus cases worldwide are on the verge of crossing the 20-lakh mark as the global death toll reaches 126,000. As per 7:00 am, April 15, there are 1,997,9906 COVID-19 cases in the world out of which 478,557 people have recovered while 126,600 have succumbed to the illness. 

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India TV News Desk New DelhiApril 15, 2020 7:10 IST

Coronavirus cases worldwide are on the verge of crossing the 20-lakh mark as the global death toll reaches 126,000. As per 7:00 am, April 15, there are 1,997,9906 COVID-19 cases in the world out of which 478,557 people have recovered while 126,600 have succumbed to the illness. The USA has become the first country to cross 600,000 coronavirus cases as it saw 26,945 fresh cases in the last 24 hours taking the overall total to 613,945. The USA also leads the chart for the number of deaths with 26,047 fatalities. The country with the second-highest number of coronavirus cases, Spain(174,060), saw 499 fresh deaths in the last 24 hours. This is the first time that the country has registered less than 500 days since March 22. 

France and the UK have been the two European countries with the highest COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours -- 762 and 778 respectively. The coronavirus fight on the streets of major financial capitals of the world including New York, London, Milan and Mumbai continues as the number of cases rages on. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a 19-day extension to the nationwide lockdown put in place to combat coronavirus. In his address to the nation, PM Modi congratulated all Indian citizens for the resolve they have shown in fighting coronavirus while at the same time advising caution that the fight had not yet been conclusively won. 

India currently has 10,815 coronavirus cases including 353 deaths while 1,190 people have recovered. 

10 Worst Impacted Countries by Coronavirus

Country,
Other		 Total
Cases		 New
Cases		 Total
Deaths		 New
Deaths		 Total
Recovered		 Active
Cases		 Serious,
Critical		 Tot Cases/
1M pop		 Deaths/
1M pop		 Total
Tests		 Tests/
1M pop
USA 613,886 +26,945 26,047 +2,407 38,820 549,019 13,473 1,855 79 3,065,019 9,260
Spain 174,060 +3,961 18,255 +499 67,504 88,301 7,371 3,723 390 600,000 12,833
Italy 162,488 +2,972 21,067 +602 37,130 104,291 3,186 2,687 348 1,073,689 17,758
France 143,303 +6,524 15,729 +762 28,805 98,769 6,730 2,195 241 333,807 5,114
Germany 132,210 +2,138 3,495 +301 68,200 60,515 4,288 1,578 42 1,317,887 15,730
UK 93,873 +5,252 12,107 +778 N/A 81,422 1,559 1,383 178 382,650 5,637
China 82,295 +46 3,342 +1 77,816 1,137 113 57 2    
Iran 74,877 +1,574 4,683 +98 48,129 22,065 3,691 891 56 287,359 3,421
Turkey 65,111 +4,062 1,403 +107 4,799 58,909 1,809 772 17 443,626 5,260
Belgium 31,119 +530 4,157 +254 6,868 20,094 1,223 2,685 359 102,151 8,814

 

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