Russia has the world's second-fastest rate of new infections

12 May 2020


In Russia, 232,243 cases of coronavirus infection have been registered. Thus, the country is in second place in the world based on the number of cases of COVID-19, overtaking Spain, the operational headquarter reports.


According to data from Johns Hopkins University, cited by RIA Novosti, the United States is in the first place with more than 1.3 million people infected.


In Spain-more than 227 thousand cases, in the UK-more than 224 thousand cases of COVID-19.


Also on the list of "leaders" in the number of cases are Italy, France, Germany, Brazil, Turkey, Iran and China.


In the world, according to the latest data, more than four million cases of coronavirus were detected, 278 thousand people died.

 

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