COVID 19: Over 3,49,000 people infected worldwide

New York : The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the United States jumped past Iran, Germany and Spain this weekend. With this the US has become the nation with third highest number of coronavirus cases.

The total number of confirmed cases in the United States now stands at 35,206. This comes after the total number of confirmed cases on Los Angeles County surged to 409. The health officials claimed that in last 48 hours, there have been 132 new cases.

Health officials said the median age of those infected is currently 47.

"I'm going to start trying to present this data so that everyone can understand that the risk is spread across everybody who lives here in L.A. County," Barbara Ferrer, the county health director, explained late last week. She stressed that younger people may have a better chance of recovery but are "one of the largest groups of people" testing positive for COVID-19.

As of late Sunday, here are the total confirmed cases for the 10 countries currently facing the worst outbreaks:

81,439 China

59,138 Italy

35,206 United States

28,768 Spain

24,873 Germany

21,638 Iran

16,243 France

8,961 South Korea

7,474 Switzerland

5,745 United Kingdom

The above-mentioned numbers keep changing depending upon the live status. Click HERE for the live status of coronavirus cases.