Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- The number of coronaviruses patients reported worldwide has increased to 41,462,039, while the death toll due to the virus now stands at 1,135,698.

The highest number of deaths and infections in the past 24 hours were reported from the United States.

With 1,226 deaths in a day, the total death toll was reported at 227,410 in the US.

63,655 persons have contracted the virus during the day while the country's total number of infected persons stands at 8,584,811.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hiru News....