The number of new coronavirus cases diagnosed worldwide rose to 461.290 yesterday, while the total number of confirmed cases since the beginning of the pandemic is 243.273.624, according to the Worldometer website count.
The deaths of patients with COVID-19 reach 4.945.287, while the number of people who have recovered is 220.470.228.
There are currently 17.858.109 people ill. The health condition of 17.781.314 (99,6%) is mild and that of 76.795 (0,4%) is severe or critical.
In the USA the cases amount to 46.174.547 and the deaths to 753.747. It is followed by India with 34.143.236 cases and 453.076 deaths, Brazil with 21.697.341 cases and 604.764 deaths, the United Kingdom with 8.641.221 cases and 139.146 patients with COVID-19 Russia has also died with 8.131.164 cases and 227.389 deaths.