The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated December 4)

20:16, December 04, 2020

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated December 4)

  A nurse prepares to collect a swab sample from a man to perform a COVID-19 test at a drive-through testing center in Panama City on December 3, 2020. (Photo: AFP)The total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 1,504,303 with the global confirmed cases reaching 65,111,866 as of 9 am BJT on Friday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.Sources: Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.Current status (data as of 9 am BJT, December 4):Canada is seeing a continued increase in COVID-19 counts, reporting a total of 395,576 cases of COVID-19 and 12,395 deaths as of Thursday afternoon, according to CTV.Brazil Thursday recorded 755 more deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of fatalities to 175,270. According to the Brazilian Ministry of Health, the country averaged 544 daily deaths in the past seven days.The number of new COVID-19 infections in Germany has increased by 22,046 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to more than 1.1 million, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Thursday. The number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Germany increased by 479 on Thursday to a total of 17,602, according to the RKI.Iraqs Health Ministry reported on Thursday 2,039 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total nationwide infections to 558,767. The new cases included 612 in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 287 in Nineveh, 261 in Kirkuk, 120 in Diyala, and 101 in Babil, while the other cases were detected in the other provinces, the ministry said in a statement.Sweden reported 35 new COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, bringing the total death toll to 7,007, the countrys Public Health Agency reported. The country recorded 6,485 new cases during the same period.Sloveniaon Thursday reported 1,772 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the national tally of confirmed cases to 81,338, according to official figures.

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated December 01)

  Customers wear face masks while waiting in line to shop inside a Best Buy Co. retail store on Black Friday in Hawthorne, California, November 27, 2020. (Photo: AFP)The total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 1,470,456 with the global confirmed cases reaching 63,347,492 as of 8:00 pm BJT on Tuesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.Current status (data as of 8:00 pm BJT, Dec 01):The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 268,103 people in the US, the most of any country. The US also leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 13,545,793, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:00 pm BJT on Tuesday.India has confirmed a total of 9,462,809 COVID-19 cases, raising the number of deaths to 137,621.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Brazil have increased to 6,335,878 with 173,120 deaths, Johns Hopkins reported.Russia has confirmed 2,302,062 cases of COVID-19, with the number of deaths at 40,050.France has recorded 2,275,016 confirmed cases and 52,819 deaths.The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 45,069 lives in Spain, bringing the total number of infections to 1,648,187.The UK has reported 1,633,733 COVID-19 cases and 58,545 deaths from the virus so far.It is followed by Italy with 55,576 deaths from 1,601,554 infections.A total of 1,424,533 people in Argentina have tested positive for COVID-19, with the death toll at 38,730.Colombias confirmed cases have increased to 1,316,806, with the number of deaths at 36,766, according to the JHU virus tracker.

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated December 5)

  A sign reminds people to wear face masks at an empty Grand Central Market on November 30, 2020 in Los Angeles. (Photo: AFP)The total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 1,519,576 with the global confirmed cases reaching 65,926,118 as of 5:30 pm BJT on Saturday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.Sources: Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.Current status (data as of 5:30 pm BJT, Dec 5):The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 278,996 people in the US, the most of any country. The US also leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 14,371,632, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 5:30 pm BJT on Saturday.India has confirmed a total number of infections to 9,608,211. The death toll grew to 139,700.Brazil has confirmed a total number of infections to 6,533,968. The death toll grew to 175,964.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Russia have increased to 2,382,012 with 42,228 deaths.It is followed by France with 2,321,703 infections and 54,859 deaths, United Kingdom with 1,694,800 infections and 60,714 deaths, Italy with 1,688,939 cases and 58,852 deaths, Spain with 1,684,647 cases and 46,252 deaths and Argentina with 1,454,631 cases and 39,512 deaths.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Colombia have increased to 1,352,607 with 37,467 deaths.