LONDON: More than 71.2 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,609,452? have died, according to a Reuters tally.

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

The following table lists the countries hit by the number of reported cases.

Country

Total Deaths

Total Cases

United States

298,101

16,107,064

India

143,355

9,884,100

Brazil

181,123

6,880,127

Russia

46,941

2,653,928

France

57,911

2,376,852

United Kingdom

64,170

1,849,403

Italy

64,520

1,843,712

Spain

47,624

1,730,575

Argentina

40,668

1,494,602

Iran

52,196

1,108,059

South Africa

23,276

860,964

Indonesia

18,819

617,820

Bangladesh

7,052

490,533

Pakistan

8,796

438,425

Nepal

1,716

249,244

Japan

2,614

181,342

Belarus

1,254

158,334