More than 246.78 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 5,232,657 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
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Reuters: Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 246.78 million, death toll at 5,232,657

(FILES) In this file photo taken on Oct. 19, 2021 a health professional assists Maria Yarleque, a COVID-19 patient, at the Intensive Care Unit of the Virgen de Fatima contingency hospital, which was built within the facilities of the Campeones del 36 stadium, in Sullana, Piura, northern Peru, amid the new coronavirus pandemic.