Global coronavirus cases surge to 3.2 million, death toll at 227,368
Coronavirus death toll rises
Cases of infections of the deadly coronavirus surpassed 3.2 million worldwide on Thursday as COVID-19 spreads across Europe, North America and South Asia.
COVID-19 has now infected 3,190,743 people worldwide and 227,368 people have been killed due to this pandemic.
Around 972,170 people of that tally have recovered.
A few days ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) had claimed how lifting lockdowns too early could lead to a second wave and would be a catastrophe.
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The epicentre of the pandemic has shifted twice, first from China to Europe, and then from Europe to North America.
Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University have reported in its map that the United States has taken the grim title of the country with the most coronavirus infections and reported a record surge in unemployment.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 1,005,147 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 23,901 cases from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 2,247 to 57,505.
The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by a new coronavirus, as of 4 p.m. ET on April 28, compared with its count a day earlier.