4 December
Globally, the total confirmed cases of Covid-19 have reached over 65,359,000 with over 1,509,000 deaths and 42,072,000 recoveries.
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The US has reached over 14,000,000 total confirmed cases and 276,383 total confirmed deaths. The number of hospitalized patients with Covid-19 is increasing in the US.
On Wednesday, the country reported a record high of 2,801 new confirmed deaths.
In western Europe, while it appears the second wave is on a downturn, countries are concerned about surges following holiday trips in December.
France increased border surveillance and in Spain trips between regions are restricted.
Germany extended the current lockdown till mid-January.
Japan and South Korea continue to report increasing number of new confirmed cases and deaths.
-Bahram Hassanpourfard, MPH, Epidemiologist at GlobalData
