Number of coronavirus cases worldwide exceeds 65 million

The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus worldwide exceeded 65 million on Thursday, according the US-based Johns Hopkins University, which relies on data from international organizations, federal and local authorities.

The US-based research university reports that at present, the global number of people infected with the novel coronavirus stands at 65,016,336, while the death toll has reached 1,502,728. Over 41,705,000 patients have already recovered from the disease.

The United States is the leading country in terms of confirmed novel coronavirus cases (14,086,016), followed by India (9,534,964) and Brazil (6,436,650).

According to Johns Hopkins University, Russia is ranked 4th in terms of reported positive COVID-19 cases.

To date, 2,375,546 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 1,859,851 patients having recovered from the disease, according to the anti-coronavirus crisis center. Russia’s latest data indicates 41,607 fatalities nationwide.