Global COVID-19 Update: World Health Organization says global coronavirus tally topped 7.2Mln

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated the overall number of coronavirus cases globally at 7,273,958, with over 413,000 having died from the disease.

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The UN health agency said in the situation report published on late Thursday that 128,419 new cases had been recorded in the past day, while further 5,347 patients had died.

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Americas continue to lead the count with over 3.48 million cases, followed by Europe with 2.33 million.

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The WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11. (Sputnik/ANI)

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