Quick Data: Global COVID-19 cases hits 60 million
No fewer than 60 million cases of coronavirus have been recorded globally, while over 1.3 million persons have died due to the pandemic.
Since the virus first broke out in Wuhan, China, last year, it has spread to 214 countries and territories around the world, infecting over 59.5 million and killing over 1.3 million people, Worldometer reported on Tuesday.
Over 40.7 million persons have survived the deadly virus.
The United States has recorded more cases of coronavirus with over 12.7 million and over 263,000 deaths as a result of coronavirus pandemic.
In India, over nine million cases have been recorded, while over 134,000 people have been killed by coronavirus.
A total of six million cases have been recorded in Brazil, while 169,000 have died as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
In the last five months, the pandemic has shut down economic and social activities around the world as countries declare lockdown to curtail the spread of the virus.
Last week, Pfizer and BioNtech announced that a vaccine for the virus has been discovered.
The vaccine, according to Pfizer and BioNtech, has demonstrated 95 percent efficacy against coronavirus.
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