Confirmed COVID-19 cases have exceeded 32.4 million globally, with over 980,000 fatalities and more than 22 million recoveries, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University. 

Here is what we know:

As of  Friday, the Chinese mainland recorded 85,337 cases, with 400 asymptomatic patients under medical observation. The death toll in China stands at 4,746, including 105 fatalities from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and seven from the Taiwan region.

The Chinese mainland recorded 15 new cases on Friday, all from overseas. It is the 41st consecutive day the country has reported no new domestically transmitted cases.

The U.S. has registered over 202,000 deaths and more than seven million cases – both the highest in the world. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention forecast there will be up to 226,000 coronavirus deaths in the United States by October 17.

Peru has decided to extend the state of national emergency until October 31, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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