The global tally for confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 climbed above 118.6 million on Friday, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University, while the death toll rose above 2.63 million. The U.S. has the highest case tally in the world at 29.2 million, or about a quarter of the global tally, and the highest death toll at 530,821, or about a fifth of the global toll. The U.S. added at least 62,690 new cases on Thursday, according to a New York Times tracker, and at least 1,522 people died. The U.S. has averaged 56,613 new cases a day in the past week, down 18% from two weeks ago. President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Thursday evening for the first time since taking office and pledged to make all adults eligible for vaccines by May 1 and raised the prospect of "independence from this virus" by the Fourth of July. He offered Americans fresh hope and appealed anew for their help, the Associated Press reported. Brazil has the second highest death toll at 272,889 and is third by cases at 11.3 million. India is second worldwide in cases with 11.3 million, and fourth in deaths at 158,306. Mexico has the third highest death toll at 193,152 and 13th highest case tally at 2.2 million. The U.K. has 4.3 million cases and 125,403 deaths, the highest in Europe and fifth highest in the world.
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