Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 5.5 million, death toll tops 345,400

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles assembly workers produce protective masks, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Assembly Plant in Betim near Belo Horizonte, Brazil, May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Washington Alves
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles assembly workers produce protective masks, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Assembly Plant in Betim near Belo Horizonte, Brazil, May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Washington Alves

LONDON: More than 5.5 million people have been reported infected with the novel coronavirus globally and 345,433 have died, a Reuters tally shows.

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

Here are countries that reported deaths and/or at least 100 confirmed cases by 0538 GMT on Tuesday.

Country

Total cases

Total deaths

United States

16,68,257

98,068

Brazil

3,74,898

23,473

Russia

3,53,427

3,633

United Kingdom

2,61,184

36,837

Spain

2,53,254

26,837

Italy

2,30,158

32,877

France

1,82,942

28,457

Germany

1,78,732

8,294

India

1,38,845

4,021

Iran

1,37,724

7,451

Mainland China

82,985

4,634

Saudi Arabia

72,560

390

Pakistan

56,349

1,167

Bangladesh

35,585

501

UAE

29,485

245

Japan

17,344

864

Australia

7,118

102

Maldives

1,371

4

Sri Lanka

1,182

10

Nepal

772

4