The Reuters coronavirus tracker has recorded 60.3 million infections and 1,420,556 deaths since the outbreak first emerged in the Chinese central city of Wuhan in December.
The United States continues to be badly-affected by the disease, with 262,139 deaths and over 12.7 million cases, followed by India with 9.2 million cases and Brazil with 6.1 million—the two countries with the highest infection rates after the U.S.
India recorded 44,489 new infections on Thursday, as per Reuters tally.
Deaths rose by 524, pushing the total to 135,223.
Some 38.8 million people worldwide have recovered from the disease.
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