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Global coronavirus cases top 7 million as cities like New York face ‘big test’

  • United States leads the world as it approaches the 2 million mark
  • New Zealand appears to have completely eradicated the coronavirus

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Commuters in New York City will find subway schedules back to usual Monday, with signs showing people how far apart to stand -or try to – on platforms. Photo: Bloomberg
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Worldwide infections from the coronavirus surpassed the 7 million mark on Monday, a little more than a week after reaching 6 million cases. The global pandemic is hitting such milestones faster as hotspots including Brazil and India drive a daily increase of more than 100,000 cases a day.
Brazil has the world’s third-highest toll with more than 36,000 dead, while New Zealand appears to have completely eradicated the coronavirus – at least for now – after health officials said the last known infected person had recovered.

More than 402,000 deaths were recorded worldwide, according to tally of official figures – a number that has doubled in the past month and a half.

While almost half of the deaths have been recorded in Europe, the United States remains the hardest-hit nation with more than 110,000 deaths, followed by Britain, whose toll exceeds 40,500.

Late Sunday, the US daily death toll, at 691, was the lowest it had been in a week, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The United States has recorded 1,942,363 cases since the virus was first detected in China late last year.

The tallies, using data collected from national authorities and information from the World Health Organisation (WHO), probably reflect only a fraction of the actual number of infections. Many countries are testing only symptomatic or serious cases.

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