Globally, confirmed coronavirus cases surpass 20 million

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 11  — The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) globally has surpassed 20 million, reported Sputnik news agency based on data from Johns Hopkins University.

Globally, the case tally stood at 20,001,019 at 23:54 GMT Monday, with 733,897 deaths and 12,200,847 recoveries.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of the new coronavirus a pandemic on March 11.

According to the WHO, the global coronavirus death toll has surpassed 728,000 people, with the number of cases worldwide exceeding 19.7 million.

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