Global coronavirus cases top 30 mil. with 940,000 deaths: U.S. tally

The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed the 30 million mark on Friday, with some 940,000 deaths for a mortality rate of around 3 percent, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University in the United States.The United States remains the country with the highest number of infections at more than 6.6 million cases, followed by India with over 5 million cases and Brazil with nearly 4.5 million. Russia has also confirmed more than 1 million cases.Japan's tally stood at around 77,000 cases with nearly 1,500 deaths.The pace of infections has been increasing, taking …READ FULL ARTICLE