6,00,000 people succumb to COVID-19 globally

While the U.S. leads global infections, South Africa now ranks as the fifth worst-hit country in the pandemic with 350,879 cases

Coronavirus cases surge in US, but slow in China, South Korea

World Health Organization reported largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours

Latin America accounted for around a third of the 91,000 cases reported earlier this week

Six are Singaporeans or permanent residents while the rest are foreigners with work permits.

The world continues to reel under the effects of coronavirus pandemic.

More than 209,000 people have been killed around the world by COVID-19

So far 273 deaths have been recorded in Russia, including 41 in the last 24 hours.

The dire economic effects are already much in evidence, with widespread lockdowns freezing most normal activity

Italy recorded 760 more deaths, for a total of 13,900, the worst of any country, but new infections continued to level off

The death toll from COVID-19 continued its relentless march upwards, with more than 46,000 people known to have died worldwide