Hyderabad: The coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 4,33,28,174 and killed over 11,59,009 people across the world. More than 3,19,00,636 people have recovered so far.
The US is the worst-hit nation with cases more than 88,89,179 and fatalities over 2,30,510.
US health officials have feared the surge of infections to come with colder weather and people spending more time indoors, especially as many flout guidelines to protect themselves and others such as mask-wearing and social distancing.
India is second to the United States with the largest outbreak of the coronavirus. Last month, India hit a peak of nearly 1,00,000 cases in a single day, but since then daily cases have fallen by about half and deaths by about a third.
India is relying heavily on antigen tests, which are faster but less accurate than traditional RT-PCR tests.
Russia’s caseload remains the fourth largest in the world. The government’s coronavirus task force has also registered a total of over 26,000 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
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