OdishaPlus Bureau
Global cases of COVID-19 has crossed 17.5 million, while the number of fatalities has risen to more than 678,000. As of Saturday morning, the total number of COVID19 cases stood at 17,516,264 and 678,226 people succumbed to the virus.
The USA registered the world’s highest number of COVID-19 cases and fatalities at 4,559,008 and 153,311, respectively. Brazil follows close behind with 2,662,485 cases and 92,475 deaths.
India ranks third (1,638,827) followed by Russia (838,461), South Africa (493,183), Mexico (424,637), Peru (407,492), Chile (355,667), the UK (304,793), Iran (304,204), Spain (288,522), Colombia (286,018), Pakistan (278,305), Saudi Arabia (275,905), Italy (247,537), Bangladesh (237,661), Turkey (230,873), France (225,196), Germany (210,399), Argentina (191,302), Iraq (124,609), Canada (118,265), Qatar (110,695) and Indonesia (108,376).
