As of 16:30 Moscow time on October 9, as many as 36,361,054 novel coronavirus cases and 1,056,186 coronavirus-associated deaths were registered across the globe. The number of confirmed cases grew by 350,766 in the past 24 hours and the number of fatalities increased by 6,339. South and North America account for the majority of daily confirmed coronavirus cases – 127,250. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus – named Covid-19 by the WHO – have been reported in every corner of the globe, including Russia. On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 09, 2020 22:07 UTC