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 The global tally for confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 climbed above 43.5 million on Tuesday, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University, while the death toll rose to 1.16 million. The U.S. has the highest case total at 8.7 million and deaths at 225,735. The U.S. has averaged 71,000 new cases a day in the last week, it's highest for a 7-day period since the start of the outbreak, the New York Times reported.
Brazil has the second highest death toll at 157,397 and is third by cases at 5.4 million. India is second in cases with 7.9 million, and third in deaths at 119,502. Mexico has the fourth highest death toll at 89,171 and ninth highest case tally at 895,326. The U.K has 45,088 deaths, the highest in Europe and fifth highest in the world, and 897,740 cases.
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