Global coronavirus cases exceed 8.9mn: JHU

Global coronavirus cases exceed 8.9mn: JHU

The confirmed coronavirus cases have crossed 8.9 million globally till Monday morning, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

So far, 467,636 fatalities have been reported globally while more than 4.4 million people recovered from the virus.

The worst-hit US has recorded over 2.27 million confirmed cases, with a death toll of over 119,967 while Brazil, the world's second-worst coronavirus hot spot, recorded 50,591 coronavirus deaths till Monday.

According to JHU data, Bangladesh has come up to 17th position with 112,306 confirmed cases.

Coronavirus cases were first reported in China in December last year.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the coronavirus crisis a pandemic on March 11.

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