OdishaPlus Bureau
Worldwide cases of COVID-19 have topped 19.7 million, while the deaths have increased to over 729,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
Daily #COVID19 data trends for August 7 2020:
? U.S. nears 4.9 million cases
? U.S. positivity ratio of 7.75%
?? New cases rising: California, Florida, Texas
? New cases rising: India, USA, BrazilLearn more at https://t.co/n8n4uc6zzr pic.twitter.com/BLS1auaPp3
— Johns Hopkins University (@JohnsHopkins) August 7, 2020
As of Monday morning, the total number of cases stood at 19,778,566 and the fatalities rose to 729,692.
The USA registered the world’s highest number of infections and fatalities at 5,044,435 and 162,919, respectively. Brazil came in second place with 3,035,422 infections and 101,049 deaths.
India ranks third (2,153,010), followed by Russia (885,718), South Africa (559,859), Mexico (480,278), Peru (471,012), Colombia (376,870), Chile (373,056), Iran (326,712), Spain (314,362), the UK (312,555), Saudi Arabia (288,690), Pakistan (284,121), Bangladesh (257,600), Italy (250,566), Argentina (246,499), Turkey (240,804), France (235,237), Germany (217,288), Iraq (150,115), Philippines (129,913), Indonesia (125,396), Canada (121,362) and Qatar (112,947).
