COVID-19 claimed,40,636 lives in 179 countries,1,65,000 recovered

Spain has reported 849 new deaths from the coronavirus, the highest overnight jump since the start of the epidemic, bringing the total number of fatalities in the southern European country to 8,189. Around the world, more than 823,479 people have been confirmed to have the virus, and nearly 165,000 have recovered. More than 40,636  people have died in 178 countries.
In the United States, further restrictions on movement are being considered to curb the spread of the virus, with the country now reporting twice the number of cases as China where the outbreak began late last year.
The US has nearly 163,500 confirmed cases, the highest number in the world. More than 3,000 people in the US have now died from COVID-19.The number of coronavirus cases in Russia rose by 500 to 2,337, the biggest daily jump for the seventh day in a row.Health authorities reported 18 deaths, while 121 people have recovered.
The death toll from coronavirus outbreak in Pakistan rose to 26 on Tuesday, with tally of confirmed cases in the country jumping to 1943.The provincial governments in Punjab and Sindh confirmed four more casualties due to COVID-19 on Tuesday night. With three fatalities in Punjab, the provincial death toll rose to nine.
A 55-year-old woman and two male patients – 70 and 42 years of ages – passed away at Mayo Hospital, Lahore on Monday, said the spokesperson of primary and secondary healthcare. On the other hand, Sindh Minister for Health and Population Welfare Dr Azra Pechuho also confirmed one more death in the province. The 63-year-old patient was a resident of Karachi and diagnosed with COVID-19 two days ago. The patient had a history of acute respiratory distress syndrome and had returned from Saudi Arabia 10 days ago. This brought the total number of deaths in Sindh to six.
Of a total of 1943 confirmed cases in the country, 676 have been reported in Punjab, 676 in Sindh, 221 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 158 in Balochistan, 148 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 58 in Islamabad and six in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.Interior Minister Ijaz Ahmed Shah said that 10 people of the same family have been diagnosed with the coronavirus in Nankana Sahib. In his video message on Monday, Ijaz Shah said the coronavirus affected people recently travelled to Saudi Arabia. He said in view of the situation, all residents of the area have been quarantined for 14 days.
Iran’s death toll from coronavirus has reached 2,898, with 141 deaths in the past 24 hours, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur told state TV, adding that the total number of infected cases has jumped to 44,606. “In the past 24 hours, there has been 3,111 new cases of infected people. Unfortunately, 3,703 of the infected people are in a critical condition,” Jahanpur said according to Reuters.
The number of coronavirus cases in Russia jumped to 2,337, as the country recorded its biggest daily rise for the seventh day in a row, according to Reuters.
In Russia, 18 people who contracted the coronavirus have died, while 121 people have recovered.
Tokyo has recorded more than 70 new coronavirus infections — its highest tally in a single day — as pressure builds on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to order a lockdown, Reuters reported.
Domestic cases topped 2,000, and public broadcaster NHK said 78 cases in the Japanese capital took its tally of infections past 500.
A government spokesman said Abe told cabinet members that he and his second-in-command Taro Aso will no longer attend the same meetings, a move to protect Japan’s leadership from infection that could hamper its battle against the virus.