News Desk: The number of people infected with coronavirus worldwide has exceeded 16 crore 81 lakh. The death toll has exceeded 34 lakh 94 thousand.

According to the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE), the number of people infected with the coronavirus worldwide rose to 16 crore 81 lakh 96 thousand 978 people as of Thursday morning. Of these, 34 lakh 94 thousand 595 people have died.

The United States has the highest number of coronavirus deaths in the world. As of Thursday morning, the number of victims in the country is 3 crore 31 lakh 90 thousand 161 people. And this epidemic has killed 5 lakh 91 thousand 947 people in the country.

Brazil is the second most affected country in the Corona after the United States. The country ranks third in terms of attacks and second in terms of deaths. In this Latin American country, 1 crore 62 lakh 74 thousand 695 people have been infected so far and 4 lakh 54 thousand 429 people have died.

India, which is in the second place in terms of attacks, is in the third place in terms of death. So far, the number of victims in the country is 2 crore 71 lakh 57 thousand 795 people. And 3 lakh 11 thousand 344 people have died.

Neighboring Mexico is in fourth place in terms of deaths. Considered to be affected, the country ranks 15th. So far 24 lakh 2 thousand 722 people have been infected in Mexico and 2 lakh 22 thousand 232 people have died.

The deadly coronavirus has spread to 192 countries worldwide since the outbreak began in December 2019 in China. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus crisis an epidemic on March 11 last year.