The global tally for novel coronavirus infections surpassed 4.8 million late Monday, according to US-based Johns Hopkins University. The university's data showed that the death toll worldwide from the virus has reached 318,465, with the number of recoveries exceeding 1.78 million. The US remains the hardest-hit country by the pandemic with more than 1.5 million confirmed cases and 90,340 deaths. It is followed by the UK with 34,876 fatalities and ...