Coronavirus infections hit 200,000 worldwide

Johns Hopkins University says the total number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus worldwide has surpassed 200,000.

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The Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering's online tally showed 201,436 cumulative cases by 11:13 GMT (6:13 a.m. EST) on Tuesday, with 82,032 listed as recovered.

It also recorded 8,006 deaths.

The countries with the most confirmed cases were China, Italy, Iran, Spain and Germany.

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A previous version of this story cited the Associated Press' error in saying there were 200,000 deaths. The headline has been corrected to say 200,000 virus cases, not deaths.

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