247 COVID-19 deaths reported in US in a day, total confirmed cases surpass 68,000 mark

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Coronavirus confirmed cases in US surpasses 13,000 mark.

The United States is facing the brunt of deadly coronavirus as the country reported over 13,347 new cases and over 247 deaths in one single day. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in US has surpassed 68,203, becoming number 3 country to have maximum number of confirmed cases after China and Italy. There are about 66782 active cases out of which 1,452 are critical. Meanwhile, the global coronavirus positive cases toll is over 4,70,000 and more than 21,000 deaths have been reported so far. India has so far reported 606 confirmed cases and 10 deaths. Almost half of the world population is under lockdown as according to experts, it is the most effective way to contain the deadly virus from further spreading.

India has also been put under 21-day lockdown after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday requested citizens to maintain social distancing and seriously follow lockdown. The Prime Minister said it is very important for every citizen to obey the lockdown because if we fail to do so and virus spreads further then India will be in big trouble whose impact would be devastating for all. PM Modi also addressed the nation on Wednesday evening and once again appealed everyone to follow the lockdown. Modi shared a WhatsApp number for people who are looking for information regarding coronavirus, asking citizens to remain vigilant and not to fall for any information without cross-checking it.

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List of countries having COVID-19 cases above 1,000 mark

Country, Other	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths	Total Recovered	Active Cases	Serious, Critical	Tot Cases/ 1M pop	Tot Deaths/ 1M pop
China	81,285	+67	3,287	+6	74,051	3,947	1,235	56	2
Italy	74,386	+5,210	7,503	+683	9,362	57,521	3,489	1,230	124
USA	68,203	+13,347	1,027	+247	394	66,782	1,452	206	3
Spain	49,515	+7,457	3,647	+656	5,367	40,501	3,166	1,059	78
Germany	37,323	+4,332	206	+47	3,547	33,570	23	445	2
Iran	27,017	+2,206	2,077	+143	9,625	15,315		322	25
France	25,233	+2,929	1,331	+231	3,900	20,002	2,827	387	20
Switzerland	10,897	+1,020	153	+31	131	10,613	141	1,259	18
UK	9,529	+1,452	465	+43	135	8,929	163	140	7
S. Korea	9,137	+100	126	+6	3,730	5,281	59	178	2
Netherlands	6,412	+852	356	+80	3	6,053	582	374	21
Austria	5,588	+305	30	+2	9	5,549	28	620	3
Belgium	4,937	+668	178	+56	547	4,212	474	426	15
Canada	3,409	+617	36	+10	185	3,188	1	90	1.0
Norway	3,084	+218	14	+2	6	3,064	57	569	3
Portugal	2,995	+633	43	+10	22	2,930	61	294	4
Australia	2,676	+359	11	+3	118	2,547	11	105	0.4
Brazil	2,554	+307	59	+13	2	2,493	18	12	0.3
Sweden	2,526	+227	62	+22	16	2,448	158	250	6
Turkey	2,433	+561	59	+15	26	2,348	136	29	0.7
Israel	2,369	+439	5	+2	58	2,306	37	274	0.6
Malaysia	1,796	+172	20	+4	199	1,577	64	55	0.6
Denmark	1,724	+133	34	+2	1	1,689	87	298	6
Czechia	1,654	+260	6	+3	10	1,638	19	154	0.6
Ireland	1,564	+235	9	+2	5	1,550	39	317	2
Luxembourg	1,333	+234	8		6	1,319	3	2,129	13
Japan	1,307	+114	45	+2	310	952	57	10	0.4
Ecuador	1,211	+129	29	+2	3	1,179	2	69	2
Chile	1,142	+220	3	+1	22	1,117	7	60	0.2
Pakistan	1,063	+91	8	+1	21	1,034	5	5	0.04
Poland	1,051	+150	14	+4	7	1,030	3	28	0.4