The coronavirus outbreak, which was first identified in Wuhan, China and declared a pandemic by World Health Organization on March 11, is continuing to claim the lives of thousands of people across the world.

The number of deaths from coronavirus outbreak is rising. While measures against the pandemic, which the countries of the world are desperate for, are being strictly implemented, the disease is severely affecting the world economy.

The United States, the current epicenter of the pandemic, has the highest number of confirmed cases of coronavirus with 1,621,333 cases, followed by Russia with 326,448 cases, Brazil with 310,921 cases Spain with 280,117 cases, the United Kingdom with 250,908 cases, Italy with 228,006 cases, France with 181,826 cases, Germany with 179,110 cases, Turkey with 153,548 cases, Iran with 131,652 cases, India with 119,419 cases, Peru with 119,419 and China with 82,971 cases.

A total of 2,096,632 patients have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital worldwide. (ILKHA)