COVID-19 cases exceed 20,000 in five countries
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COVID-19 cases exceed 20,000 in five countries

Here are the five countries where COVID-19 cases have exceeded 20,000 cases:

China has reported 81,416 confirmed cases, 3,261 deaths (including four in Hong Kong and two in Taiwan) and 71,876 recoveries.

Italy has recorded over 47,000 cases as the country's death toll surpassed that of China with at least 4,032.

Spain's health ministry says the number of coronavirus cases has risen to 24,926 from 19,980 and COVID-19 deaths in the country have risen to 1,326 from 1,002.

Germany has reported over 20,000 cases, local media said. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman announced Friday that the government would re-evaluate its coronavirus containment measures.

Iran has confirmed 966 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country's total number of cases to 20,610, said the country's health ministry.