Worldwide COVID-19 cases exceed 41 million, deaths top 1.1M
The number of people infected by the novel coronavirus worldwide has surpassed 41.04 million, with a death toll reaching 1,127,177.
Infections have been reported in over 210 countries and territories since December 2019.
As of Thursday, the top five countries with the most cases are: United States (8,305,833 cases, 221,073 deaths), India (7,651,107 cases, 115,914 deaths), Brazil (5,273,954 cases, 154,837 deaths), Russia (1,447,335 cases, 24,952 deaths), and Argentina (1,018,999 cases, 27,100 deaths).
In the Philippines, the number of COVID-19 cases increased to 363,888 on Thursday after reporting 1,664 new infections.
On Wednesday, the global death toll was at 1,123,397 with over 40.77 million reported cases.
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