US coronavirus death toll reaches 217,829

The U.S. has the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world, followed by Brazil with 149,034 deaths, India with 106,521 deaths and Mexico with 82,726 deaths.

7,833,763 people have until now tested positive for coronavirus in the country, an increase of 56,652 new cases in the past 24 hours.

Until now, at least 4,983,380 patients suffering from the pandemic have recovered and been discharged from hospital in the country.

At least 115,343,815 tests have been carried out to detect coronavirus infections in the country.

New York, which is being hit the hardest by the novel coronavirus in the U.S, has so far reported more than 505,230 confirmed cases, with at least 33,363 deaths.

According to Worldometer, a reference website that provides counters and real-time statistics for diverse topics, coronavirus pandemic has so far claimed the lives of at least 1,068,113 people across the world. (ILKHA)