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With more than 2.8 million cases, coronavirus death toll nears 2,00,000-mark globally

As the total number of coronavirus has surpassed 2.8 million, the death toll due to the deadly virus has reached 197,074. According to John Hopkins University, the United States recorded 1,258 Coronavirus deaths on Friday, the lowest daily toll in the country in nearly three weeks. So far, the overall death toll is at 51,017.

A customer gets her eyebrows waxed at Three-13 Salon, Spa & Boutique on Friday, April 24, 2020, in M Image Source : AP A customer gets her eyebrows waxed at Three-13 Salon, Spa & Boutique on Friday, April 24, 2020, in Marietta, Georgia. The salon had been closed for more than a month due to the new coronavirus. Barber shops, nail salons, gyms and a few other businesses reopened in Georgia on Friday as the Republican governor eased a month-long shutdown despite warnings from health experts of a potential new surge of coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)  

As the total number of coronavirus has surpassed 2.8 million, the death toll due to the deadly virus has reached 197,074. According to John Hopkins University, the United States recorded 1,258 Coronavirus deaths on Friday, the lowest daily toll in the country in nearly three weeks. So far, the overall death toll is at 51,017. Three states allowed certain businesses to reopen Friday with restrictions, even as the confirmed U.S. death toll from coronavirus rose past 50,000 and health experts warned that it’s too soon to ease lockdown orders.

Meanwhile, India's coronavirus cases have soared to 23452 while 723 deaths were reported so far, the Health Ministry said in an update on Friday. About 4,814 people were either cured, discharged, or migrated. Maharashtra continued to remain on the top with 6430 cases of the virus and 283 deaths.

At least 253 healthcare providers and medical workers have been infected with coronavirus in Pakistan so far, according to data issued by the National Emergency Operation Centre.

Total number of coronavirus cases across the globe so far: 

Country,
Other
Total
Cases
New
Cases
Total
Deaths
New
Deaths
Total
Recovered
Active
Cases
World 2,723,169 +85,434 190,917 +6,616 745,413 1,786,839
USA 886,442 +31,900 50,234 +2,340 85,922 750,286
Spain 213,024 +4,635 22,157 +440 89,250 101,617
Italy 189,973 +2,646 25,549 +464 57,576 106,848
France 158,183 +2,239 21,856 +516 42,088 94,239
Germany 153,129 +2,481 5,575 +260 103,300 44,254
UK 138,078 +4,583 18,738 +638 N/A 118,996
Turkey 101,790 +3,116 2,491 +115 18,491 80,808
Iran 87,026 +1,030 5,481 +90 64,843 16,702
China 82,798 +10 4,632   77,207 959
Russia 62,773 +4,774 555 +42 4,891 57,327
Brazil 49,492 +3,735 3,313 +407 26,573 19,606
Belgium 42,797 +908 6,490 +228 9,800 26,507
Canada 42,110 +1,920 2,147 +173 14,761 25,202
Netherlands 35,729 +887 4,177 +123 N/A 31,302
Switzerland 28,496 +228 1,549 +40 20,600 6,347
India 23,039 +1,669 721 +40 5,012 17,306
Portugal 22,353 +371 820 +35 1,201 20,332

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