ISLAMABAD – The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus pandemic climbedto 14,759 on Monday, as per figures compiled by the US-based Johns HopkinsUniversity.
The data shows there have now been 341,365 confirmed cases of thecoronavirus disease, COVID-19, since the virus emerged in Wuhan, China,last December.
The number of people recovered from the disease is also steadilyincreasing, with the latest figures bringing the tally to 98,866.
Italy leads the global death count with 5,476 fatalities, followed by China(3,274), Spain (1,813), Iran (1,685), France (676), and the US (471).
China still has the highest number of cases (81,454), followed by Italy(59,138), the US (35,224), Spain (29,909), Germany (24,873), and Iran(21,638).
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The COVID-19 outbreak has been declared a pandemic by the World HealthOrganization (WHO), and the Johns Hopkins University data shows the virushas now spread to 167 countries and regions.
While the crisis shows no signs of abating immediately, the slowdown intransmission witnessed in China over recent weeks has been hailed as apositive indicator.
On Monday, China’s National Health Commission said there were no newindigenous cases reported across the country, while there were no newinfections in Wuhan city, which was the epicenter of the outbreak, for thefifth consecutive day. -Anadolu Agency
