Coronavirus tally: Global cases of COVID-19 top 104.4 million and U.S. death toll above 450,000 – MarketWatch

The global tally for confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 climbed above 104.4 million on Thursday, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University, while the death toll rose above 2.27 million. The U.S. has the highest case tally in the world at 26.6 million and the highest death toll at 450,805, or about a fifth of the global total. The U.S. added at least 118,991 new cases on Wednesday, according to a New York Times tracker , and counted at least 3,843 deaths. Case numbers have been declining, however. The U.S. averaged 136,438 new cases a day in the past week, down 30% from the average two weeks ago. Hospitalizations have also been falling, according to the COVID Tracking Project. There were 91,440 COVID-19 patients in U.S. hospitals on Wednesday, down from 92,880 a day earlier and the lowest level since Nov. 27. Brazil has the second highest death toll at 227,563 and is third by cases at 9.3 million. India is second worldwide in cases with 10.8 million, and now fourth in deaths at 154,703, after being surpassed by Mexico late last week. Mexico has the third highest death toll at 161,240 and 13th highest case tally at 1.9 million. The U.K. has 3.9 million cases and 109,547 deaths, the highest in Europe and fifth highest in the world.

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Coronavirus tally: Global cases of COVID-19 top 104.4 million and U.S. death toll above 450,000 - MarketWatch