On Monday, Argentina’s confirmed COVID-19 infections surpassed 1 million after 12,982 new cases were reported, making Argentina the fifth country globally to pass the grim milestone of 1 million confirmed cases.
Previously in the day, 12,982 new coronavirus cases and 451 additional fatalities were reported.
Scientists and analysts have said that the total number of both cases and deaths is likely to be much higher in the midst of testing and tracing vulnerabilities and potential under-reporting.
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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