Coronavirus cases reach more than 8 million worldwide as outbreak expands in Latin America

Global cases of the novel coronavirus reached over 8 million on Monday, as infections surge in Latin America, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.About 25 per cent of those cases, or 2 million infections, are in the United States, though the fastest growing outbreak is in Latin America which now accounts for 21 per cent of all cases.Brazil’s Covid-19 cases and deaths have surged to make it the No 2 hotspot in the world, behind only the United States.Although Brazil’s official death…

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