The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus illness COVID-19 globally climbed above 8 million on Tuesday.
According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, more than 8 million people have been confirmed to have the coronavirus around the world. More than 3.8 million have recovered, while at least 435,662 have died. The US, Brazil, and the United Kingdom have reported the most deaths.
Johns Hopkins University says the U.S. has recorded over 2.1 million confirmed cases as of Tuesday, with a death toll of over 118,000.
In Nigeria, 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have now recorded at least one confirmed case of the virus.
The most populous black nation on earth now has 16,658 COVID-19 cases, 424 deaths while 5,349 persons have been discharged.
The U.S. has the highest case toll in the world at 2.12 million and the highest death toll at 116,250.
Brazil has 888,271 cases and 43,959 fatalities, the data show, the second highest death toll in the world.
Russia has 544,725 cases and 7,274 fatalities, followed by India with 343,091 cases and 9,900 deaths.
The U.K. has 299,594 cases and 42,054 deaths, the highest death toll in Europe and now third highest in the world.
Two early hot spots, Spain has 244,328 cases and 27,136 deaths, while Italy has 237,290 cases and 34,371 deaths.
Peru, France, Iran, Germany, Chile, Turkey, Mexico, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Canada and Bangladesh are next and all ahead of China, where the illness was first reported late last year.
China has 84,378 cases and 4,638 deaths. China has shut down parts of Beijing after a fresh cluster of cases and has restricted travel to other regions.
Elsewhere, New Zealand recorded its first cases in weeks when two travelers from the U.K. tested positive. The Philippines started to reopen its economy after an almost three-month lockdown. The Philippines has 26,781 confirmed cases of the virus and 1,103 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins data.
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