Worldwide Coronavirus Cases Cross 276.13 Million

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• Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in December 2019

More than 276.13 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 5,670,030 have died, according to a Reuters tally on Thursday.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in December 2019.
Saudi Arabia reported 252 new Covid-19 cases, 109 recoveries and two related deaths during the past 24 hours, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The news agency has quoted the Ministry of Health as saying that the total number of confirmed cases now stands at 551,462 and the total recoveries at 540,393, while fatalities rose to 8,867.
Kuwait has announced 143 new Covid-19 cases with no new deaths reported in the past 24 hours.
The state news agency KUNA quoted the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health as saying that the new figures took the total cases to 414,413, and death toll remains unchanged at 2,466.
The ministry added that 33 patients have recovered from the virus over the past day, raising the total recoveries to 411,178.
India has also confirmed 7,495 new cases of the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, with the total number of those infected having reached 34,765,976, Sputnik reported.
The death toll from the disease has reached 478,759 people, with 434 new fatalities being recorded over the past day, the country’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday.