translated from Spanish: Coronavirus pandemic breaks records with more than 685,000 new cases worldwide

The coronavirus pandemic recorded more than 685,000 new cases in the last 24 hours and more than 11,400 dead, which breaks the daily record of contagion and that of the deceased and raises the total to more than 48 million people infected and 1.22 million fatalities, according to the balance published Thursday by Johns Hopkins University.The 685,925 cases recorded on the last day far exceed the previous record , reached 30 October with 570,759 positives. The previous 11,467 deaths in the last 24 hours surpass the previous record of 14,125 deaths by more than a thousand deaths, recorded on 14 August, with 10,125 deaths. With the new data, the balance of the pandemic amounts to 48,132,764 people infected, of the more than half of which are in the three hardest-hit countries — the United States, India and Brazil–, while the fatalities are already 1,225,913.As far as recoveries are concerned, more than 31.9 million people have already managed to overcome COVID-19 , respiratory disease caused by the virus. India tops the list, with more than 7.7 million patients cured. The United States remains the country most affected globally by the pandemic, with 9.48 million people infected and 233,729 fatalities, after recording more than 102,000 new cases in the last 24 hours, its new daily record. India, meanies 8.36 million people infected with 124,315 fatalities after accounting for more than 20,000 positives on the last day, followed by Brazil, with 5.59 million infected and 161,106 dead. In fourth place, Russia accumulates 1.69 million cases and 29,285 dead after recording more than 19,400 cases on the last day. The fifth place is occupied by France, with more than 1.59 million cases and 38,728 deaths after accounting for more than 129,000 cases on the last balance sheet. For its part, Spain remains the sixth country hardest hit by the pandemic, with 1.28 million cases and 38,118 deaths after accounting for more than 25,000 positives on the last balance sheet. In Argentina, there are 1.2 million people infected and 32,520 fatalities. It is followed by Colombia, which counts 1.1 million infected and 32,013 deaths, and the United Kingdom, which accumulates 1.1 million cases and 47,832 deaths after adding more than 25,000 positives in the last day. Mexico’s pandemic balance stands at 943,360 cases and 93,228 fatalities. Peru then counts 911,787 infected people and 34,671 deaths, while Italy accumulates 790,377 contagions and 39,764 deaths. South Africa, the country most affected by the pandemic across the African continent, has 730,548 cases and 19,585 deaths. Above 500,000 cases, Iran has 646,164 positives and 36,579 deaths, ahead of Germany, which accumulates 608,611 contagions and 10,949 deaths, and Chile, with 515,042 positives and 14,340 deaths. With more than 400,000 positives are Iraq, with 485,870 positives and 11,128 fatalities; Belgium, accounting for 468,213 cases and 12,331 COVID-19 deces; Ukraine, with 443,630 contagions and 7,952 dead; Poland, 443,630 cases and 8,148 deces; Indonesia, with 421,731 positives and 14,259 fatalities; Bangladesh, with 414,164 cases and 6,004 incessants. Already in the arc of the 300,000 contagions are the Netherlands (390,120); Philippines (389,725); Turkey (384,509); Czech Republic (378,716); Saudi Arabia (348,936); Pakistan (338,875) and Israel (317,556). Romania (267,088), Canada (250,698) and Morocco (235,310) are in the fork of 200,000 to 300,000 contagions. Above 100,000 positives are Switzerland (192,376); Nepal (182,923); Ecuador (171,433); Portugal (156,940); Bolivia (142,062); Sweden (137,730); United Arab Emirates (137,310); Panama (136,024); Qatar (133,370); Kuwait (128,843); Dominican Republic (128,278); Austria (125,099); Oman (116,847); Kazakhstan (114,235); Costa Rica (113,261); Guatemala (109,147); Egypt (108,329); Japan (104,618) and Belarus (102,313). China, the country where the pandemic originated, counts 91,509 infected and 4,740 fatalities.

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