World update on corona: Claims over 8,000 lives in Italy

The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide topped 500,000 as of Thursday noon. 
Outside China, the countries that reported over 10,000 cases included Italy, the US, Spain, Germany, Iran, France and Switzerland. Italy suffered the most deaths from the disease, which stood at 8,165. Over 170 countries and regions have reported COVID-19 cases so far. The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 8,165 lives in locked-down Italy by Thursday.