The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated Mar 7)

10:22, March 07, 2021

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated Mar 6)

  The total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 2,578,805 with the global confirmed cases reaching 116,025,351 as of 9:30 am BJT on Saturday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.Luciana Szeinfeld, a teacher of philosophy at the secondary-school level, receives a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine in La Plata, Argentina, March 4, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)Current status (data as of 10:00 am BJT, Mar 6):Source: Johns Hopkins UniversityThe outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 522,610 people in the US, the most of any country. The US also leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 28,886,897.India has confirmed a total number of infections to 11,173,761. The death toll grew to 157,548.Brazil has confirmed a total number of infections to 10,869,227 The death toll grew to 262,770.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Russia have increased to 4,252,876 with 86,821 deaths.It is followed by UK with 4,219,784 infections and 124,495 deaths, France with 3,918,387 infections and 88,412 deaths, Spain with 3,149,012 cases and 71,138 deaths, Italy with 3,023,129 cases and 99,271 deaths and Turkey with 2,757,460 cases and 28,901 deaths.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Germany have increased to 2,493,887 with 71,693 deaths.

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

  Globally, as of 6:30 pm BJT on Thursday, there have been 114,428,211 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 2,543,755 deaths, reported the World Health Organization.Visitors wearing face masks leave the Alamo, Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in San Antonio. (Photo: AP)Current status (data as of 6:30 pm BJT, Mar 4):Sources: Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.The outbreak has now claimed 526,381 lives in the US, the most of any country, with a total of 29,259,660 infections, according to a tally by the 1Point3Acres virus tracker as of 6:30 pm BJT on Thursday.India has confirmed a total of 11,156,923 COVID-19 cases, raising the number of deaths to 157,435.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Brazil have increased to 10,718,630 with 259,271 deaths, Johns Hopkins reported.Russia has recorded 4,241,970 confirmed cases and 86,368 deaths.The UK has reported 4,207,125 COVID-19 cases and 124,017 deaths from the virus so far.France has confirmed 3,870,144 cases of COVID-19, with the number of deaths at 87,695.A total of 3,136,321 people in Spain have tested positive for COVID-19, with the death toll at 70,247.The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 98,635 lives in Italy, bringing the total number of infections to 2,976,274.It is followed by Turkey with 28,771 deaths from 2,734,836 infections.Germanys confirmed cases have increased to 2,474,777, with the number of deaths at 71,289, according to the JHU virus tracker.

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

  Globally, as of 6:30 pm BJT on Friday, there have been 115,094,614 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 2,560,995 deaths, reported the World Health Organization.Out-of-work French culture and tourism workers occupy the iconic Odeon theater, Friday, March 5, 2021 in Paris. (Photo: AP)Current status (data as of 6:30 pm BJT, Mar 5):Sources: Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.The outbreak has now claimed 528,065 lives in the US, the most of any country, with a total of 29,323,325 infections, according to a tally by the 1Point3Acres virus tracker as of 6:30 pm BJT on Friday.India has confirmed a total of 11,173,761 COVID-19 cases, raising the number of deaths to 157,548.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Brazil have increased to 10,793,732 with 260,970 deaths, Johns Hopkins reported.Russia has recorded 4,241,970 confirmed cases and 86,368 deaths.The UK has reported 4,213,764 COVID-19 cases and 124,259 deaths from the virus so far.France has confirmed 3,895,430 cases of COVID-19, with the number of deaths at 87,988.A total of 3,142,358 people in Spain have tested positive for COVID-19, with the death toll at 70,501.The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 98,974 lives in Italy, bringing the total number of infections to 2,999,119.It is followed by Turkey with 28,839 deaths from 2,746,158 infections.Germanys confirmed cases have increased to 2,484,306, with the number of deaths at 71,554, according to the JHU virus tracker.