Global Covid-19 deaths surpass 600,000
The new coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 600,000 lives worldwide, an AFP tally showed on Sunday.
A complete of 600,523 deaths were recorded globally out of 14,233,355 cases, a count predicated on official data showed, including 205,065 deaths in Europe - the worst-affected continent.
The virus is spreading rapidly in Latin America - the spot with the second-most recorded deaths - where 160,726 persons have died.
The United States is the country with deaths with 140,103, accompanied by Brazil (78,772), Britain (45,273), Mexico (38,888) and Italy (35,042).
The quantity of deaths associated with Covid-19 has doubled in only over 8 weeks, and a lot more than 100,000 new deaths have already been registered in the three weeks since June 28. - AFP
