WHO says global COVID-19 tally at 7.2 million; US remains country with most cases

According to latest figures by  World Health Organisation (WHO), global COVID-19 cases stand at 72,73,958, with over 4,13,000 people to have died from disease. UN health ncy said in its situation report published on Thursday night that 1,28,419 new cases h been recorded in past day, while 5,347 patients were reported to have died.

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India surpasses UK's COVID-19 tally

report said that United States continues to le count with over 3.48 million cases, followed by Europe with 2.33 million. WHO declared COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11.

Meanwhile, India on Thursday surpassed United Kingdom (UK) to become fourth most affected country in world with COVID-19 infection. With close to three lakh cases, India is w only behind United States of America (USA), Brazil and Russia, according to data provided by Worldometer.

According to World Health Organisation (WHO) data, countries that have seen community transmission of virus infection include US, UK, Spain, Italy, Germany, Turkey, France, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Cana, Sweden, Switzerland, Banglesh, Indonesia, and Philippines.

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Many of se countries have lower case count than India, but figure among nations having witnessed ''community transmission'' -- a term typically used when a clear-cut contact tracing cant be established for a large number of confirmed cases of infection.

For India, transmission classification used by WHO is ''cluster of cases'', which it describes as a st where a country experiences cases "clustered in time, geographic location and/or by common exposures". At a press briefing on COVID-19 situation in country, government officials said India is definitely t in community transmission st of pandemic.

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(With ncy inputs)