On Tuesday, Japan’s health ministry reported 424 new COVID-19 infections and seven additional fatalities, taking Japan’s coronavirus caseload to 97,498.
In total, Japan has reported 97,498 COVID-19 cases and 1,725 coronavirus related deaths.
The United States is currently leading global COVID-19 cases with over 8.9 million infections and 231,308 fatalities, although India follows closely behind with 7.9 million cases and 119,823 deaths. As for the third-highest case toll and death toll, Brazil follows with 5.4 million cases and 157,451 deaths, Russia with 1.5 million cases and 26,589 deaths, and Spain with 1.1 million infections and 35,031 deaths.
The novel coronavirus was first discovered in Wuhan, Hubei, China, on Dec. 31, 2019, and has infected more than 43 million individuals worldwide, resulting in over 1.3 million fatalities across 188 countries and territories.
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