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Global COVID-19 cases top 24M

The number of novel coronavirus cases worldwide exceeded 24 million on Wednesday, according to a running tally by the US-based Johns Hopkins University.

The death toll from the virus exceeded to 821,650, with recoveries topping 15.62 million, the data showed.

The US remains the worst-hit country with more than 5.8 million infections, while the death toll is nearing 180,000. The country has registered more than 2 million recoveries to date.

Brazil, which has the largest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Latin America, has second-highest infection numbers globally, with more than 3.66 million.

The country reported over 116,500 pandemic-related fatalities, while recoveries have topped 3 million.

India, Russia, South Africa, Peru, Mexico, and Colombia are also among the hardest-hit countries.

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