Coronavirus death toll hits 1,037,942 worldwide

WASHINGTON: The global epidemic of coronavirus has infected 35,127,716 people in the world and 1,037,942 people have lost their lives.

The number of coronavirus infection cases across the world has surged to 35,127,716. While the pandemic has so far claimed over 1,037,942 lives. As many as 26,121,886 have been cured in the world and at present, the number of active cases is 7,967,888.

The United States and India are the most affected by the virus in the world. The number of people infected with coronavirus in the United States has risen to 7,600,846 with 214,277 deaths.

India ranks second among the countries affected by the coronavirus, with more than 6,547,413 people affected and a total death toll of 101,812. Brazil is the third most affected country by the coronavirus with more than 4,906,833 patients and 146,011 deaths.

Russia is the fourth most affected country by the coronavirus, with more than 1,204,502 people infected and 21,251deaths. Colombia ranks fifth among countries infected with the coronavirus, with 26,556 deaths and more than 848,147 reported cases.

In Peru, more than 824,985 people have been affected and 32,665 have lost their lives. The death toll from coronavirus in South Africa has risen to 16,938 with more than 679,716 people affected.

More than 757,953 people have been affected in Mexico, while the country reported 78,880 deaths. Spain has recorded 32,086 fatalities and 810,807 infections. In Chile, nearly 468,471 cases were confirmed, including more than 12,919 deaths.

Italy, which recorded its first coronavirus death at the end of February, has 35,968 fatalities, while 322,751 infections. Saudi Arabia has reported 4,850 deaths and 335,997 cases.

Meanwhile, the death toll stands 26,746 in Iran as the confirmed number of cases is almost 468,119. Germany has reported 9,597 deaths and 300,028 infections.

Turkey reported 323,014 coronavirus cases and 8,384 fatalities. China has to date declared 4,634 deaths and 85,450 cases, with 80,621 recoveries and 195 active cases of the virus.

Earlier, the World Health Organisation warned that coronavirus deaths could more than double to two million if safety measures are not kept up as Europe faces mounting cases and the US crossed another bleak milestone.

“One million is a terrible number and we need to reflect on that before we start considering a second million,” the WHO’s emergency director Michael Ryan told reporters when asked how much higher deaths could mount.