The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated December 10)

19:42, December 10, 2020

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated December 10)

  Globally, as of 10 am BJT on Thursday, there have been 67,780,361 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 1,551,214 deaths, reported the World Health Organization.Street musicians perform in front of a store that has a For Rent sign, in down town Mexico City, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. (Photo: AP)Current status (data as of 10 am BJT, December 10):Sources: Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.The outbreak has now claimed 294,400 lives in the US, the most of any country, with a total of 15,649,964 infections, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 10 am BJT on Thursday.India has confirmed a total of 9,735,850 COVID-19 cases, raising the number of deaths to 141,360.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Brazil have increased to 6,728,452 with 178,995 deaths, Johns Hopkins reported.Russia has confirmed 2,518,551 cases of COVID-19, with the number of deaths at 44,220.France has recorded 2,377,913 confirmed cases and 56,752 deaths.It is followed by the UK with 62,663 deaths from 1,771,544 infections.The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 61,739 lives in Italy, bringing the total number of infections to 1,770,149.A total of 1,712,101 people in Spain have tested positive for COVID-19, with the death toll at 47,019.Argentina has reported 1,475,222 COVID-19 cases and 40,222 deaths from the virus so far.Colombias confirmed cases have increased to 1,392,133, with the number of deaths at 38,308, according to the JHU virus tracker.

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated December 16)

  Globally, as of 7 pm BJT on Wednesday, there have been 71,919,725 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 1,623,064 deaths, reported the World Health Organization.People walk beneath illuminated signs above Carnaby Street in London, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. (Photo: AP)Current status (data as of 7 pm BJT, December 16):Sources: Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.The outbreak has now claimed 308,344 lives in the US, the most of any country, with a total of 16,928,551 infections, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 7 pm BJT on Wednesday.India has confirmed a total of 9,932,547 COVID-19 cases, raising the number of deaths to 144,096.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Brazil have increased to 6,970,034 with 182,799 deaths, Johns Hopkins reported.Russia has confirmed 2,708,940 cases of COVID-19, with the number of deaths at 47,994.France has recorded 2,447,457 confirmed cases and 59,182 deaths.It is followed by Turkey with 16,881 deaths from 1,898,447 infections.The UKs confirmed cases have increased to 1,893,436, with the number of deaths at 65,006, according to the JHU virus tracker.The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 65,857 lives in Italy, bringing the total number of infections to 1,870,576.A total of 1,762,212 people in Spain have tested positive for COVID-19, with the death toll at 48,401.Argentina has reported 1,510,203 COVID-19 cases and 41,204 deaths from the virus so far.

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated December 9)

  People wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus walk along a shopping street in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. (Photo: AP)The total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 1,559,092 with the global confirmed cases reaching 68,321,808 as of 6:30 pm BJT on Wednesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.Sources: Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.Current status (data as of 6:30 pm BJT, December 9)：Malaysia reported 959 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, bringing the national total to 76,265. Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a press briefing that six of the new cases are imported and 953 are local transmissions. Five new deaths have been reported, pushing the death toll to 393.Italy reported on Tuesday 14,837 new COVID-19 cases, bringing its tally to 1,757,394, according to the countrys health authorities. The health ministry also confirmed 634 new fatalities from the virus over the past day. Italys total COVID-19 death toll now stands at 61,240.Canada reported 5,981 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the nationwide tally to 429,035, according to a report by the Canadian Press. The country also reported 90 more deaths from the virus, and the total death toll now stands at 12,867, said the report by Canadas national news agency.Thailand on Wednesday recorded 25 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the highest daily spike in months, raising its total tally to 4,151, according to its Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).Belgiums COVID-19 cases have totaled 594,572 by Wednesday morning, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The countrys death toll from the disease has risen to 17,507, according to the data.