9 June

Globally, the total confirmed cases of Covid-19 have reached over 7,138,000, with over 406,000 deaths and 3,311,000 recoveries.

The US, Brazil and Russia remain the top three most affected countries.

Cases in India are expected to continue increasing as social distancing measures are being relaxed before seeing a consistent decline in new daily cases.

New confirmed cases in Russia remain high, but look to be reaching a plateau.

The US is the country with the most number of deaths due to Covid-19, followed by the UK and Brazil.

In Asia and the Middle East Iran, India, and Russia are the top three countries with the most reported deaths due to Covid-19.

Ana Fernandez Menjivar, MSc DLSTHM, Senior Epidemiologist, GlobalData