The world recorded more than 14.8 million nCoV infections and more than 612,000 deaths, many areas tightening their control to prevent Covid-19 from spreading.

213 countries and territories recorded 14,832,966 cases and 612,273 deaths from nCoV, up 210,389 and 3,870, respectively, in the past 24 hours, while 8,889,260 have recovered, according to the update page.

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Health workers removed the Covid-19 victim's coffin from a nursing home in Cochabamba, Bolivia on July 20 Photo: AFP

The US, the largest epidemic region in the world, recorded 3,958,292 cases and 143,741 deaths, up 68,605 and 505, respectively, in the last 24 hours.

Over the past weeks, hospitals across the US have hit the overload threshold.

Mandatory orders to wear masks when going out have been applied in many localities.

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