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Worldwide number of Covid-19 cases surpasses 52 million — Johns Hopkins University

Worldwide number of Covid-19 cases surpasses 52 million — Johns Hopkins University
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MOSCOW: The worldwide number of confirmed Covid-19 cases has surpassed 52 million, reported Sputnik news agency, quoting Johns Hopkins University.

The exact number of the coronavirus cases stood at 52,041,441 as of 01:50 GMT on Thursday. More than 1.28 million people have died of the disease, the university added.

The World Health Organisation declared the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11. The biggest number of cases so far have been registered in the United States, India and Brazil. — Bernama

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