07/20/2020

Global Coronavirus Deaths Surpass 600,000

The U.S. accounts for nearly a quarter of them

Total coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in the U.S. have surpassed 140,000, reaching somber new heights as surging cases continue to break records in parts of the country and around the world.

The U.S. passed the latest threshold late on Saturday, the same day the World Health Organization (WHO) reported the largest one-day increase in global fatalities since May, with 7,360 new deaths. Global deaths had been averaging 4,600 a day in June and 4,800 in July.

According to data from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the virus has killed at least 603,285 people worldwide as of Sunday. Nearly one quarter of those deaths are accounted for by the U.S.

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