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COVID-19 death toll nears 100,000, cases surge past 1.6 million

​Coronavirus cases worldwide have crossed 1.6 million as death toll nears 100,000. As of 7:00 a, April 10, 95,716 people have died due to COVID-19 while another 1,603,437 have remain infected. The United States once again saw a heavy 24 hour COVID-19 death toll with the country reporting over 1,900 deaths for the third day running. This spike has taken US' death toll (16,961) ahead of that of Spain and only behind Italy. 

An Indonesian police officer wearing a helmet modified to resemble coronavirus checks his watch duri Image Source : APAn Indonesian police officer wearing a helmet modified to resemble coronavirus checks his watch during a campaign to promote awareness of the virus outbreak, on a street in Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia, Friday, April 3, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
India TV News Desk New DelhiApril 10, 2020 7:38 IST

Coronavirus cases worldwide have crossed 1.6 million as death toll nears 100,000. As of 7:00 a, April 10, 95,716 people have died due to COVID-19 while another 1,603,437 have remain infected. The United States once again saw a heavy 24 hour COVID-19 death toll with the country reporting over 1,900 deaths for the third day running. This spike has taken US' death toll (16,961) ahead of that of Spain and only behind Italy. 

Italy has reported the most COVID-19 deaths (18,279), followed by the US and Spain (15,447). These three countries are also the ones with the highest coronvirus cases worldwide. USA is top of the table with 468,566 cases followed by Spain with 153,222 and Italy with 143,626.

The other two countries to surpass the 100,000 mark are Germany and France.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken out of the ICU late Thursday night as the condition of the prime minister improved. 

In India, the case tally has reached 5,875 including 169 deaths. 

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 468,566 +33,536 16,691 +1,900 25,928 425,947 10,011 1,416 50 2,353,096 7,109
Spain 153,222 +5,002 15,447 +655 52,165 85,610 7,371 3,277 330 355,000 7,593
Italy 143,626 +4,204 18,279 +610 28,470 96,877 3,605 2,375 302 853,369 14,114
Germany 118,235 +4,939 2,607 +258 52,407 63,221 4,895 1,411 31 1,317,887 15,730
France 117,749 +4,799 12,210 +1,341 23,206 82,333 7,066 1,804 187 333,807 5,114
China 81,865 +63 3,335 +2 77,370 1,160 176 57 2    
Iran 66,220 +1,634 4,110 +117 32,309 29,801 3,918 788 49 231,393 2,755
UK 65,077 +4,344 7,978 +881 135 56,964 1,559 959 118 298,169 4,392
Turkey 42,282 +4,056 908 +96 2,142 39,232 1,552 501 11 276,338 3,277
Belgium 24,983 +1,580 2,523 +283 5,164 17,296 1,285 2,156 218 84,248 7,269

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