24 April 2024,   13:01
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Global COVID-19 cases exceeds 30 million

Global coronavirus cases passed 30 million.

India was firmly in focus as the latest epicenter, although North and South America combined accounted for almost half of the global cases.


Global new daily case numbers reached record levels in recent days and deaths neared 1 million as the international race to develop and market a vaccine heated up.


The official number of global coronavirus cases is now more than five times the number of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to World Health Organization data.

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