Global COVID-19 Cases Surpass 28 Million Worldwide

Residents waiting to get tested for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in a slum area of Jammu, India. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Bu Aeri] The global cumulative number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) surpassed 28 million on the 10th.

According to the COVID-19 status data of each country compiled by the real-time statistics site Worldometer, as of now (Korean time), the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide is 28,029,782, an increase of 14,934 from the previous day.

The number of deaths increased by 747 to a total of 908,051.

By country, the United States recorded the highest number of confirmed cases at 6,549,475, followed by India, where cases have been explosively increasing recently, with 4,465,863 cases. Next were Brazil with 4,199,332 cases, Russia with 1,041,007 cases, and Peru with 722,776 cases.

Also, Colombia had 686,856 cases, Mexico 647,507, South Africa 642,431, Spain 543,379, and Argentina 512,293 cases, in that order.

Korea ranked 76th with a cumulative 21,443 confirmed cases.

COVID-19, first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on December 31 last year, surpassed 10 million cumulative confirmed cases on June 27, about 180 days later.

Since then, amid concerns about a second wave of COVID-19, the spread has continued, reaching the 20 million mark on August 9, and now, about a month later, it is approaching 30 million cases again.

In particular, there are concerns as India has recently been reporting 90,000 new daily confirmed COVID-19 cases.

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