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The global death toll from the coronavirus infection has topped 1.634 million, over 73.4 million cases have been detected, and more than 41.5 million have recovered, according to Baltimore, Maryland's Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from national and local authorities, the media and other sources.

The United States, India and Brazil top the list in terms of the number of registered coronavirus infections; the largest number of COVID-19-related deaths has been observed in the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico, according to Johns Hopkins University.

The United States, which has begun the vaccination process, has the highest case count in the world, with 16,570,694, including 302,046 fatalities. The US government has also approved the first diagnostic test for the novel coronavirus that can be purchased over the counter and used privately at home, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced.

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