World surpasses 20 million coronavirus cases, WHO warns against despair

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 11, 2020 2:01 pm

PARIS: The coronavirus pandemic chalked up another horrific milestone on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) as the world surpassed 20 million recorded cases of infection from the tiny killer that has upended life just about everywhere.

The number as of 2215 GMT was 20,002,577 cases, with 733,842 deaths recorded, according to an Agence France-Presse tally of official sources.

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