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

09:12, October 04, 2020

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

  Globally, as of 3:12pm CESTon Saturday, there have been 34,495,176 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 1,025,729 deaths, reported to WHO.People walk towards the beach in Playas de Tijuana near the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on October 3, 2020, amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.(Photo: AFP)Current status (data as of 5:00pm BJT,Oct. 4):Sources:Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least209,394people in theUS, the most of any country. TheUSalso leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with7,382,944, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of3:23pm BJT on Sunday.Indiahas confirmed atotal number of infections to6,549,373. The death toll grew to101,782.Brazil has confirmed atotal number of infections to4,906,833.The death toll grew to145,987.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 inRussiahave increased to1,198,663with 21,153deaths.It is followed byColombiawith 848,147 infectionsand 26,556deaths,Peruwith 821,564 infectionsand 32,609deaths,Argentinawith790,818casesand 20,795deaths,Spain with 789,932cases and 32,086deathsandMexicowith 757,953cases and 78,880deaths.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 inSouth Africahave increased to 679,716with16,938deaths.

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated Oct. 1)

  A worker hangs soaps and a placard of hand washing information for student at a primary school, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. (Photo: AP)Globally, as of 10 am BJT on Thursday, there have been 33,502,430 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 1,004,421 deaths, reportedto the World Health Organization (WHO).Sources: Xinhua, Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.The outbreak has now claimed 206,888 lives in the US, the most of any country, with a total of 7,229,693infections, according to a tally run by the Johns Hopkins University as of 10 am BJT on Thursday.India has confirmed a total of 6,225,763 COVID-19 cases, raising the number of deaths to 97,497.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Brazil have increased to 4,810,935 with 143,952deaths, Johns Hopkins reported.Russia has confirmed 1,170,799 cases of COVID-19, with the number of deaths at 20,630.Colombias confirmed cases have increased to 829,679, with the number of deaths at 25,998, according to the JHU virus tracker.Peru has reported 811,768 COVID-19 cases and 32,396deaths from the virus so far.The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 31,791lives in Spain, bringing the total number of infections to 769,188.It is followed by Mexico with77,646 deaths from 743,216 infections.A total of 751,001people in Argentina have tested positive for COVID-19, with the death toll at 16,937.South Africa has recorded 674,339confirmed cases and 16,734 deaths.

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated Oct. 2)

  Passengers, wearing protective face masks, queue at the Damascus International airport in the Syrian capital on October 1, 2020. (Photo: AFP)Globally, as of 9:30am BJT on Friday, there have been 33,842,281 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 1,010,634 deaths, reported to the World Health Organization (WHO).Sources: Xinhua, Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.The outbreak has now claimed 207,771 lives in the US, the most of any country, with a total of 7,276,938 infections, according to a tally run by the Johns Hopkins University as of 10 am BJT on Friday.India has confirmed a total of 6,312,584 COVID-19 cases, raising the number of deaths to 98,678.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Brazil have increased to 4,810,935 with 143,952deaths, Johns Hopkins reported.Russia has confirmed 1,179,634cases of COVID-19, with the number of deaths at 20,796.Colombias confirmed cases have increased to 835,339, with the number of deaths at 26,196, according to the JHU virus tracker.Peru has reported 814,829 COVID-19 cases and32,463deaths from the virus so far.The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 31,973 lives in Spain, bringing the total number of infections to 778,607.It is followed by Mexico with 77,646 deaths from 743,216 infections.A total of 765,002 people in Argentina have tested positive for COVID-19, with the death toll at 16,937.South Africa has recorded 676,084 confirmed cases and 16,866deaths.