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Coronavirus worldwide cases cross 4.2 million; death toll at 287,293

Coronavirus worldwide cases have crossed 4.2 million mark taking toll to 4,254,778 including 287,293 deaths while 1,527,109 patients have recovered, as per figures released by Worldometer.

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India TV News Desk New DelhiPublished : May 12, 2020 7:48 IST Updated : May 12, 2020 8:00 IST

Coronavirus worldwide cases have crossed 4.2 million mark taking toll to 4,254,778 including 287,293 deaths while 1,527,109 patients have recovered, as per figures released by Worldometer. United States is still the worst hit country due to the outbreak having over 1.3 million cases while next to US are Spain, UK, Russia, Italy, France and Germany who have also been hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic.

China was the first country to witness a major outbreak when cases soar close to over 80,000, however, other countries in the world are facing a much more adverse situation that was witnessed by the China. US President Donald Trump had earlier said that the vaccine for the deadly virus will be out by the end of this year, raising hopes for millions who are facing the menace of deadly disease that has affected health of lakhs of people and affected businesses worldwide.

List of nations worst affected due to coronavirus outbreak

Country,

Other		 Total

Cases		 New

Cases		 Total

Deaths		 New

Deaths
World 4,254,778 +2,453 287,293 +156
USA 1,385,834   81,795  
Spain 268,143   26,744  
UK 223,060   32,065  
Russia 221,344   2,009  
Italy 219,814   30,739  
France 177,423   26,643  
Germany 172,576   7,661  
Brazil 169,594 +451 11,653 +28
Turkey 139,771   3,841  
Iran 109,286   6,685  
China 82,919 +1 4,633  
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
World 4,254,778 +2,453 287,293 +156 1,527,109 2,440,376 46,936 546 36.9    
USA 1,385,834   81,795   262,225 1,041,814 16,484 4,187 247 9,619,855 29,063
Spain 268,143   26,744   177,846 63,553 1,650 5,735 572 2,467,761 52,781
UK 223,060   32,065   N/A 190,651 1,559 3,286 472 1,921,770 28,309
Russia 221,344   2,009   39,801 179,534 2,300 1,517 14 5,636,763 38,625
Italy 219,814   30,739   106,587 82,488 999 3,636 508 2,606,652 43,112
France 177,423   26,643   56,724 94,056 2,712 2,718 408 1,384,633 21,213
Germany 172,576   7,661   145,617 19,298 1,576 2,060 91 2,755,770 32,891
Brazil 169,594 +451 11,653 +28 67,384 90,557 8,318 798 55 339,552 1,597
Turkey 139,771   3,841   95,780 40,150 1,126 1,657 46 1,403,320 16,639
Iran 109,286   6,685   87,422 15,179 2,703 1,301 80 601,324 7,159
China 82,919 +1 4,633   78,171 115 10 58 3

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