Global Coronavirus Cases Top 25 million — Johns Hopkins

By: 'Dotun Akintomide

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August 31, 2020

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The number of coronavirus cases recorded worldwide has topped 25 million, according to data compiled by U.S. researchers.

In the United States, which has the highest case tally of any country, infection numbers are nearing six million, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University updated on Sunday night.

Brazil has the second-highest number of cases, at almost 3.9 million, followed by India, which has recorded more than 3.5 million. New Coronavirus Cases

Read also: COVID 19: US, Brazil, India, South Africa Push Daily Increase To Record High, WHO Says

The U.S. has the highest number of coronavirus deaths, at more than 183,000, followed by Brazil with more than 120,000 and Mexico with over 64,000.The figures from the Baltimore-based University put global deaths at more than 845,000.

The Johns Hopkins tracker website is regularly updated with incoming figures and tends to show higher numbers than those officially counted by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

However, in some cases, figures have been later corrected downwards.

Experts expect that official numbers do not reflect the full picture of the spread of the coronavirus, as it is unlikely all COVID-19 deaths and cases of infection have been recorded.

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'Dotun Akintomide

'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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