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World Coronavirus Dispatch: New infections in the US double in two weeks

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A health official takes a swab sample of a child who returned from Pakistan at a Covid-19 coronavirus testing centre in Srinagar
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A health official takes a swab sample of a child who returned from Pakistan at a Covid-19 coronavirus testing centre in Srinagar

Yuvraj Malik New Delhi
The number of new infections reported in the US double in two weeks. The country reported more than 42,000 new cases, nearly 15,000 more than Sunday last week and double the number reported on Sundays over the previous month. The five highest totals for new infections have been reported over the past five days. Read more here 
 
Let’s look at the global statistics: 



Total Confirmed Cases: 10,146,971

Change Over Yesterday: 162,860
Total Deaths: 501,940
Total Recovered: 5,053,230

Nations hit with most cases: US (2,548,996), Brazil (1,344,143), Russia (633,563), India (548,318) and UK (312,640)

Source: Johns Hopkins