On Monday, worldwide COVID-19 cases surpassed 40 million, indicating that a second wave is now sweeping across the globe.
Top scientists and analysts have said that the total number of both cases and deaths is likely to be much higher in the midst of tracing vulnerabilities and potential under-reporting by some countries, with some scientists estimating that as many as 80 million people may have already been infected with COVID-19.
Previously on Sunday, 400,000 new cases were reported, marking the highest daily rise in cases ever.
The United States is currently leading global COVID-19 cases with over 8.4 million infections and 224,948 fatalities, although India follows closely behind with 7.5 million cases and 115,223 deaths. As for the third-highest case toll and death toll, Brazil follows with 5.2 million cases and 153,982 deaths, Russia with 1.4 million cases and 24,366 deaths, and Spain with 1 million infections and 33,992 deaths.
The novel coronavirus was first discovered in Wuhan, Hubei, China, on Dec. 31, 2019, and has infected more than 40 million individuals worldwide, resulting in over 1.3 million fatalities across 188 countries and territories.
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