CAPE TOWN- In just over six months the novel coronavirus death toll has passed the half a million mark, while the United States has recorded the most deaths of any country, with more than 128 000.
According to real-time statistics data company, Worldometer, global Covid-19 deaths are at 508,422, while cases now stand at 10 421 869.
The first known Covid-19 case was first reported in Wuhan China on 31 December 2019. The World Health Organization declared the spread of coronavirus as a pandemic on March 11.
The countries with the most reported deaths are the US, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Italy and France.
USA
- Cases- 2,681,811
- Deaths- 128,783
- Recoveries- 1,117,177
Brazil
- Cases- 1,370,488
- Deaths- 58,385
- Recoveries- 757,462
UK
- Cases- 311,965
- Deaths- 43,575
- Recoveries- N/A
Italy
- Cases- 240,436
- Deaths- 34,744
- Recoveries- 189,196
France
- Cases- 164,260
- Deaths- 29,813
- Recoveries- 75,649
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