The Johns Hopkins University reported that aThe average daily coronavirus infection rate globally jumped to 209,500 cases on Monday following a gradual decline from the peak of 216,000 cases on July 1. By Wednesday morning, the total number of infections worldwide exceeded 11.8 million, with over 544,000 deaths, and more than 6.4 million cases recovered. The US approached three million cases, while Brazil recorded over 1.6 million. The spokesperson for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said that 1,057 new cases tested positive for the virus, and 67 others died. Megahed stated that the total number of cases in Egypt until Tuesday recorded 77,279, including 21,718 cases that have been cured, and 3,489 deaths.

Source: Egypt Independent July 08, 2020 13:07 UTC