Covid 19 Update - Most affected countries in World 2021

These are the 10 most-affected countries with the highest number of COVID-19 cases

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• As of Wednesday (April 21) morning, the total number of cases stood at 1,42,621,220.
• The United States on Monday surpassed 31.7 million coronavirus cases, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.
• India is now the second most corona-affected country as it surpassed Brazil, Russia, Italy and the UK, with its total corona cases standing at 15.3 million.

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 142 million mark, while the deaths have increased to over 3 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

As of Monday morning, the total number of cases stood at 1,42,621,220 , the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

The US accounted for the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 31,792,013 and 568,460 respectively, according to the CSSE.

India came in second place with 15,321,089 infections and 180,530 deaths.

These are the 10 most-affected countries with the highest number of COVID-19

The United States tops 31.7 million coronavirus cases

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The United States on Sunday recorded 31,792,013 novel coronavirus cases, according to Johns Hopkins University.

The pandemic has now claimed the lives of at least 568,460 people in the United States, which leads the world in the number of confirmed infections.

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India is now the second worst-affected country by COVID-19

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India's novel Coronavirus tally crossed the 15.3 million mark on Thursday with detection of 2,94,115 new cases in the last 24 hours, the Indian Health Ministry said.

The state of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, and Chhattisgarh were among the five worst-affected states in India.

Brazil with more than 14 million cases

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Second, in the list of the worst affected countries, Brazil has more than 14 million confirmed cases, according to Johns Hopkins University.

The country has so far reported 14,043,076 total cases and 378,003 deaths due to coronavirus.

France with 5.4 million coronavirus cases

France's novel coronavirus tally crossed the 5.4 million mark on Thursday with the death toll rising to 101,713 , according to John Hopkins University.

Russia with more than 4.6 million cases

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Russia reported more than 4,665,553 cases of coronavirus infections so far and 104,545 deaths.

The country has the fifth-highest number of infections behind the United States, Brazil, India and France, but the number of new cases has seen a stellar rise every day in the past month.

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UK with 4,408,644 coronavirus cases

The country has seen a sudden spike in the number of active cases. The total number of coronavirus cases in the UK stands at 4,408,644, with over 127,557 deaths.

Turkey reported 4.3 million coronavirus cases

Turkey has reported over 4.3 million total COVID-19 cases as of April 21. The country's death toll due to coronavirus stands at 36,613.

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Italy COVID-19 case rises to 3,891,063

Italy's total active infections stood at 3.8 million cases. Meanwhile, the death toll rose to 117,633.

The country has seen a rapid surge in the numbers of coronavirus cases recently, with daily recorded deaths reaching new highs.

Spain has 3.4 million coronavirus cases

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Spain is now ninth in the line of worst-affected countries. There have been more than 3.4 million confirmed cases and 77,102 deaths of coronavirus in Spain, according to the John Hopkins tally.

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Germany now has 3,182,951 ​confirmed cases of coronavirus

Germany is now tenth worst-affected countries. There have been at least 3,182,951 confirmed cases and 80,469 deaths of coronavirus in Germany, according to the John Hopkins tally.