Coronavirus worldwide: The number of confirmed cases surpasses 96 million

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 United States, the current epicenter of the pandemic, has the highest number of confirmed cases of coronavirus with 24,626,441 cases, followed by India with 10,582,647 cases, Brazil with 8,512,238 cases, Russia with 3,591,066 cases, United Kingdom with 3,433,494 cases, France with 2,914,725, Turkey with 2,392,963 cases and Italy with 2,390,101 cases.

A total 68,674,306 people suffering from coronavirus have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital worldwide. (ILKHA)