The total number of people infected with the new coronavirus in the world exceeds 17 million.
According to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University, there are 17 031 281 cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed in the world. The pandemic killed 667 060 people.
The US, Brazil, and India are in the top three in terms of infection rates.
The United States holds first place in terms of the spread of the new coronavirus, where 4 426 982 people got infected with COVID-19, and 150 713 died.
Brazil holds a second place, with 2 552 265 people infected and 90134 people dead.
India ranks third with 1 581 963 cases of infection and 34 955 deaths.
Russia holds fourth place, and the top ten includes South Africa, Peru, Mexico, Chile, Spain, Great Britain.
According to the university, the epidemic is spread in 188 countries.
More than 10 million people worldwide recovered from the coronavirus.
The World Health Organization announced a pandemic of COVID-19 on March 11.
The first cases of coronavirus infection were detected in China, particularly in the Wuhan city near the seafood market in late December of 2019. The Chinese government did not inform the population of the risks until the end of December. They notified the World Health Organization only on December 31. According to researchers, by the end of December, the number of infected people was much higher than the government reported and exceeded 1,000.
The infection quickly spread from the city of Wuhan to China, and then throughout the world. By the end of January, the epidemic spread to 26 countries.
