Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 250,000: Johns Hopkins University

Washington: The global number of deaths due to the novel coronavirus has surpassed the 250,000 mark, according to the the Johns Hopkins University.

As of Tuesday morning, the global death toll stood at 251,510, the university’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

Also Read

Jainendra K Jain becomes first person of Indian origin to receive Wolf Prize in Physics

10 hours ago

Italy’s top diplomat cancels US trip as Meloni slams Trump’s claim she ‘begged’ for photo with him

10 hours ago

The US currently accounted for the world’s highest deaths at 68,922.

The other countries with more than 20,000 deaths were Italy (29,079), the UK (28,809), Spain (25,428), and France (25,204), the CSSE data showed.

The global number of COVID-19 cases on Tuesday morning stood at 3,582,469.

In terms of cases, the US topped the list with a total of 1,180,288 infections, according to the CSSE data.

It was followed by Spain (218,011), Italy (211,938), the UK (191,832), France (169,583), Germany (166,152), Russia (145,268), Turkey (127,659), and Brazil (108,266).