More than 33.52 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,002,898 have died, according to a Reuters tally published on Wednesday.
According to the census, the United States topped the list with 7,176,155 cases and 205,132 deaths; followed by India with 6,225,763 cases and 97,497 deaths; then Brazil with 4,745,464 cases and 142,058 deaths; and Russia with 1,159,573 cases and 20,385 deaths.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.