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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Abigail O'Leary & Rebecca Day

Confirmed coronavirus cases pass one million mark worldwide

More than one million cases of coronavirus have been confirmed worldwide while the death toll has soared above 50,000.

Of the cases recorded, 210,555 have recovered, according to tracking website Worldometer.

In the UK, a total of 34,000 people have tested positive for Covid-19, while 2,921 have died.

At least 140 people have died from coronavirus at Greater Manchester Hospitals and more than 1,000 people have tested positive.

In New York, the number of cases has soared over the past few days, with those hospitalised now standing at 13,383 - up from 12, 226 a day earlier, The Mirror reports.

The number of deaths in the state has increased to 2,373 - up from 1,941 a day earlier, Governor Cuomo said.

The US has a reported 213,000 confirmed cases.

In Italy, the number of cases has reached more than 115,242 with 13,915 deaths.

The World Health Organization chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, previously warned of the new milestone.

He said: "As we enter the fourth month since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic I’m deeply concerned about the rapid escalation and global spread of infection.

"Over the past five weeks, we have witnessed a near exponential growth in the number of new cases, reaching almost every country.

"The number of deaths has more than doubled in the past week. In the next few days we will reach one million confirmed cases and 50,000 deaths.”

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