The number of coronavirus infections recorded worldwide has soared through 17 million, according to an AFP tally from official sources at 0700 GMT on Thursday.
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At least 17,022,877 cases have been registered as the pandemic accelerates with a million new infections detected in the last four days.
The United States is the worst-hit country with 4,426,982 cases including 150,713 deaths.
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