Sri Lanka, April 15 -- The number of coronavirus patients reported worldwide has increased to 1,998,111 with 126,604 deaths. Meanwhile, 478,659 infected patients have recovered. There are 1,392,848 active patients around the world while 51,608 are in critical condition.

Countries with over 100,000 infected patients

USA 613,886 - (26,047 deaths)

Spain 174,060 - (18,255 deaths)

Italy 162,488 - (21,067 deaths)

France 143,303 - (15,729 deaths)

Germany 132,210 - (3,495 deaths)

Countries with 50,000 - 99,999 infected patients

UK 93,873

China 82,295

Iran 74,877

Turkey 65,111

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