Worldwide coronavirus cases surpass six million

More than six million cases of the novel coronavirus have been officially recorded worldwide, two thirds of them in Europe and the United states , according to a tally on Saturday ( May 30 ).

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To date there are at least 6,438,254 cases of coronavirus recorded and 382,299 deaths.

The tallies, using data collected from national authorities and information from the World Health Organisation ( WHO ), probably reflect only a fraction of the actual number of infections .

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Many countries are testing only symptomatic cases or the most serious ones.

The United States is the worst-hit country, with 1,840,375 cases and 106,636 deaths. But the virus is now spreading fastest in Latin America .

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