Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 61.56M, death toll at 1,442,309 —Reuters tally

More than 61.56 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,442,309 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
   
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

The US leads with 13,083,507 cases and 264,813 deaths.

It was followed by:

• India: 9,351,109 cases and 136,200 deaths

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• Brazil: 6,238,350 cases and 171,974 deaths
• Russia: 2,215,533 cases and 38,558 deaths
• France: 2,196,119 cases and 51,914 deaths

The Philippines has recorded 427,797 cases and 8,333 deaths as of Saturday. —Reuters