Live Updates: US Confirms Record 217,000 New Coronavirus Cases Over Past 24 Hours

Live Updates: US Confirms Record 217,000 New Coronavirus Cases Over Past 24 Hours

The global death toll from the coronavirus is now over 1.5 million, while the overall tally is more than 65 million, according to Johns Hopkins University. The spike in the number of infections caused several countries to impose quarantines in November, however, most are expected to end their lockdowns this month, before Christmas.

Among the most affected nations are the US (14.1 million infected, 276,000 deaths), India (9.5 million cases, 138,000 fatalities), and Brazil (6.4 million cases, and a death toll of over 175,000).