COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 7.72 million, death toll at 426,665

Customers are attended to by roadside hairdressers, openly flouting lockdown regulations amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 6 2020.
Customers are attended to by roadside hairdressers, openly flouting lockdown regulations amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 6 2020.
Image: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

June 14 2020 - 06:00

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 7.72 million, death toll at 426,665

More than 7.72 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 426,665​ have died, according to a Reuters tally.

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

-REUTERS

June 14 2020 - 05:53

Egypt confirms highest daily rise of new COVID-19 cases and deaths

Egypt on Saturday confirmed 1,677 new coronavirus cases and 62 deaths, the health ministry said, the highest daily increase for both counts.In total, the Arab world's most populous country has registered 42,980 cases including 1,484 deaths, the ministry said in a statement.

-REUTERS


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