Coronavirus worldwide cases near 5.5 million; death toll at 346,675

Coronavirus worldwide cases are nearing 5.5-million mark taking positive patients toll to 5,497,650 with 346,675 deaths while 2,301,970 have recovered, according to Worldometer figures. United States, Spain, Russia, UK, Germany, Brazil, Italy, France are among the worst-hit countries having maximum cases of coronavirus and the numbers are increasing every day.

The White House has announced a ban on travel to the U.S. from Brazil due to the spread of coronavirus in Latin America’s hardest-hit country. Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says in a statement on Sunday evening that the ban applies to foreign nationals who have been in Brazil in the 14 days before they sought to travel to the United States.

McEnany cast it as a move by President Donald Trump “to protect our country.”

Worst-hit nations due to coronavirus outbreak

Country, Other	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths
World	5,497,998	+3,543	346,685
USA	1,686,436		99,300
Brazil	363,618		22,716
Russia	344,481		3,541
Spain	282,852		28,752
UK	259,559		36,793
Italy	229,858		32,785
France	182,584		28,367
Germany	180,328		8,371
Turkey	156,827		4,340
India	138,536		4,024
Iran	135,701		7,417
Peru	119,959		3,456
Canada	84,699		6,424
China	82,985	+11	4,634