Global covid-19 cases exceeded 45 million, after a day, Thursday, in which more than half a million new infections were reported worldwide, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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The total number of cases registered to date is 45,028,250, of which The United States has about a fifth, with a total of 8,946,691 infections and 228,669 deaths. This Thursday the United States registered a new record of infections, with more than 88,000 in a single day.
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The US is closely followed by India, with 8,088,851 cases and 121,090 deaths, although that country has more than double the US population.
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Brazil is the third country by number of affected, with 5,494,376, but it ranks second on the list in terms of deaths, which are already 158,969.
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