Coronavirus worldwide cases cross 4.6 million; death toll at 308,450

Coronavirus worldwide cases have crossed 4.6 million mark taking positive patients tally to 4,624,034 including 308,450 deaths while 1,757,128 patients have recovered, as per figures released by Worldometer. The United States, Russia, Spain, UK, Italy, France, and Germany have been the worst-hit countries who are facing the brunt of coronavirus.

Donald Trump hailed India's "great scientists and researchers" working on speeding up a COVID-19 vaccine at a time when the world's medical community is coming together in an unprecedented global effort to deliver a breakthrough drug against the coronavirus pandemic. Trump's remarks come at a time when a dozen vaccine candidates are in early testing stages worldwide and America hopes to go big and deliver a vaccine by year end.

Nations worst hit due to coronavirus outbreak

Country, Other	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths
World	4,628,356	+6,942	308,645	+491
USA	1,484,285		88,507
Spain	274,367		27,459
Russia	262,843		2,418
UK	236,711		33,998
Italy	223,885		31,610
Brazil	220,291	+2,068	14,962	+145
France	179,506		27,529
Germany	175,699		8,001
Turkey	146,457		4,055
Iran	116,635		6,902
India	85,784		2,753
Peru	84,495		2,392
China	82,941	+8	4,633