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Coronavirus Infections Top 20 Million Globally

A man holds a Brazilian flag between red balloons placed near crosses before they were released as a tribute to the more than 100,000 Brazilians who have lost their lives to the coronavirus pandemic at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug. 09, 2020. / Anadolu Agency / Getty / Kyodo

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By Kyodo News 11 August 2020

TOKYO—The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide has surpassed the 20 million mark, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University in the US.

Global cases totaled 20,004,254 with a death toll of 733,929, according to the tally, monitored Tuesday in Tokyo.