Per day, 120 thousand cases of coronavirus infection were detected in the world

The number of cases of infection with a new coronavirus, confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO), exceeded 8 million. About 120 new cases were detected per day, follows from updated WHO data. By June 17, more than 8.06 million cases of infection were recorded around the world, while more than 440 thousand people died from the consequences of the infection. During the day, doctors recorded 119,759 infections and 5494 deaths. Nearly 3.9 million cases of infection occur in the Americas region. In Europe, 2.4 million cases, in the East Mediterranean region more than 800 thousand In terms of the number of infected, the United States is in first place (2.9 million people), followed by Brazil (about 0.9 million) and Russia (553 thousand people). The top ten also include India, Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Peru, Iran and Germany. See also: More than 8 million cases of coronavirus infection revealed in the world