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Coronavirus cases exceed 17 million worldwide
By Jonny Hallam
(Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP via Getty Images)
The number of global coronavirus cases exceeded 17 million on Thursday, according to the Johns Hopkins University case count.
Around 17,031,281 cases and 667,060 deaths have been confirmed worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins data.
More than a quarter of cases are in the United States, where more than 150,000 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported.
These five countries have recorded the majority of cases, according to Johns Hopkins University:
United States: 4,426,982 cases (150,713 deaths)
Brazil: 2,552,265 cases (90,134 deaths)
India: 1,581,963 cases (34,955 deaths)
Russia: 827,509 (13,650 deaths)
South Africa: 471,123 cases (7,497 deaths)
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