Global coronavirus cases cross 41 million

More than 41.04 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,127,177 have died, according to a Reuters tally published on Thursday.

With 221,073 deaths and around 8.3 million confirmed cases, the United States tops the list of twenty countries with the highest recorded infections and deaths in the world, followed by India, Brazil and Russia.

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Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

Germany has again surpassed its record of daily coronavirus infections, with the country's Robert Koch Institute for Disease control reporting 11,287 new cases on Thursday.

Germany's Robert Koch Institute for Disease Control reported 11,287 new cases on Thursday.

The previous highest figure for cases recorded in a 24-hour period since the pandemic began was 7,830 on Saturday.

Germany is currently recording more daily coronavirus cases than at the start of the pandemic in March, although testing has been ramped up significantly since then.

There were likely many more undetected cases earlier in the year before testing capacity increased.

China reported 14 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for 21st October, compared with 11 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Thursday.

All 14 of the new infections were imported, according to a statement by the National Health Commission.

China reported 25 new asymptomatic patients, compared with 15 a day earlier.

As of 21st October, mainland China had 85,729 confirmed coronavirus cases, the health authority said. The COVID-19 death toll remained at 4,634.