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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