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The World Health Organization warned the pandemic is accelerating. Here are the numbers for today

The World Health Organization warned the pandemic is accelerating. Here are the numbers for today

There are more than 417,000 diagnosed cases and 18,800 Deaths globally. 131 dead in New York City. Here are the numbers by country:

 

Cases in U.S

In the U.S., more than 53,000 people have been diagnosed and at least 696 people have died.


Countries, areas or territories with cases


China :81767 cases

Italy :63927 cases

United States of America :42164 cases

Spain :33089 cases

Germany :29212 cases

Iran (Islamic Republic of) :24811 cases

France :19615 cases

Republic of Korea :9037 cases

Switzerland :8015 cases

The United Kingdom :6654 cases

Netherlands :4749 cases

Austria :4486 cases

Belgium :3743 cases

Norway :2371 cases

Australia :2136 cases

Portugal :2060 cases

Sweden :2016 cases

Brazil :1546 cases

Turkey :1529 cases

Malaysia :1518 cases

Denmark :1460 cases

Canada :1432 cases

Israel :1238 cases

Czechia :1236 cases

Japan :1128 cases

Ireland :1125 cases

Pakistan :887 cases

Luxembourg :875 cases

Thailand :827 cases

Ecuador :790 cases

Saudi Arabia :767 cases

Poland :749 cases

Chile :746 cases

International conveyance (Diamond Princess) :712 cases

Finland :700 cases

Greece :695 cases

Iceland :588 cases

Indonesia :579 cases

Romania :576 cases

India :519 cases

Singapore :507 cases

Qatar :501 cases

Philippines :462 cases

Slovenia :442 cases

Russian Federation :438 cases

South Africa :402 cases

Peru :395 cases

Bahrain :390 cases

Mexico :370 cases

Egypt :366 cases

Estonia :352 cases

Panama :345 cases

Iraq :316 cases

Croatia :306 cases

Lebanon :304 cases

Colombia :277 cases

Argentina :266 cases

Serbia :249 cases

United Arab Emirates :248 cases

Dominican Republic :245 cases

Armenia :235 cases

Algeria :231 cases

Bulgaria :201 cases

Slovakia :191 cases

Kuwait :191 cases

Hungary :187 cases

San Marino :187 cases

Latvia :180 cases

Lithuania :179 cases

Andorra :164 cases

Uruguay :162 cases

Costa Rica :158 cases

New Zealand :152 cases

Morocco :143 cases

North Macedonia :136 cases

Bosnia and Herzegovina :131 cases

Jordan :127 cases

Viet Nam :123 cases

Albania :123 cases

Faroe Islands :118 cases

Cyprus :116 cases

Tunisia :114 cases

Republic of Moldova :109 cases

Malta :107 cases

Burkina Faso :99 cases

Sri Lanka :97 cases

Brunei Darussalam :91 cases

Cambodia :87 cases

Ukraine :84 cases

Oman :84 cases

Belarus :81 cases

Senegal :79 cases

Azerbaijan :72 cases

Cameroon :72 cases

Réunion :71 cases

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) :70 cases

Georgia :67 cases

Kazakhstan :63 cases

Guadeloupe :62 cases

Kosovo :61 cases

occupied Palestinian territory :60 cases

Martinique :53 cases

Trinidad and Tobago :51 cases

Liechtenstein :46 cases

Uzbekistan :46 cases

Afghanistan :42 cases

Cuba :40 cases

Bangladesh :39 cases

Democratic Republic of the Congo :36 cases

Mauritius :36 cases

Rwanda :36 cases

Puerto Rico :31 cases

Honduras :30 cases

Guam :29 cases

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) :27 cases

Ghana :27 cases

Côte d’Ivoire :25 cases

Mayotte :24 cases

French Polynesia :23 cases

Monaco :23 cases

Montenegro :22 cases

Paraguay :22 cases

Nigeria :22 cases

Guernsey :20 cases

French Guiana :20 cases

Guatemala :20 cases

Jamaica :19 cases

Jersey :18 cases

Togo :18 cases

Barbados :17 cases

United States Virgin Islands :17 cases

Kyrgyzstan :16 cases

Kenya :16 cases

Gibraltar :15 cases

Isle of Man :13 cases

Maldives :13 cases

Madagascar :13 cases

United Republic of Tanzania :12 cases

Ethiopia :11 cases

Mongolia :10 cases

New Caledonia :9 cases

Aruba :9 cases

Uganda :9 cases

Saint Martin :8 cases

Seychelles :7 cases

Bermuda :6 cases

Haiti :6 cases

Equatorial Guinea :6 cases

Gabon :6 cases

Cayman Islands :5 cases

Guyana :5 cases

Benin :5 cases

Fiji :4 cases

Greenland :4 cases

Bahamas :4 cases

Curacao :4 cases

Central African Republic :4 cases

Congo :4 cases

Eswatini :4 cases

Guinea :4 cases

Djibouti :3 cases

Sudan :3 cases

El Salvador :3 cases

Saint Barthelemy :3 cases

Saint Lucia :3 cases

Cabo Verde :3 cases

Chad :3 cases

Liberia :3 cases

Namibia :3 cases

Zambia :3 cases

Lao People's Democratic Republic :2 cases

Bhutan :2 cases

Myanmar :2 cases

Nepal :2 cases

Nicaragua :2 cases

Sint Maarten :2 cases

Suriname :2 cases

Angola :2 cases

Mauritania :2 cases

Niger :2 cases

Zimbabwe :2 cases

Papua New Guinea :1 cases

Holy See :1 cases

Timor-Leste :1 cases

Somalia :1 cases

Syrian Arab Republic :1 cases

Antigua and Barbuda :1 cases

Belize :1 cases

Dominica :1 cases

Grenada :1 cases

Montserrat :1 cases

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :1 cases

Turks and Caicos Islands :1 cases

Eritrea :1 cases

Gambia :1 cases

Mozambique :1 cases

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