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Global COVID-19 cases top 25 million
Updated On: 31 August, 2020 08:12 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases globally has topped 25 million. That's according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.
The US leads the count with 5.9 million cases, followed by Brazil with 3.8 million and India with 3.5 million. Global deaths from COVID-19 stand at over 842,000, with the US having the highest number with 182,779, followed by Brazil with 120,262 and Mexico with 63,819.
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