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Global death toll for COVID-19 pandemic now above 600,000

UNITED STATES, July 19: Johns Hopkins University says the global death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 600,000.
Healthcare workers dressed in full protective gear organize their documents of data they have collected during a house-to-house new coronavirus testing drive, ringed by a produce market in the Villa Dolores neighborhood of El Alto, Bolivia, Saturday, July 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
By Associated Press

UNITED STATES, July 19: Johns Hopkins University says the global death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 600,000.


The university’s tally as of Saturday night says the United States tops the list with 140,103 deaths. It is followed by 78,772 fatalities in Brazil and 45,358 in the United Kingdom.


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The number of confirmed infections worldwide has passed 14.2 million, out of which 3.7 million are in the United States. There are over 2 million in Brazil and more than 1 million in India.


The World Health Organization again reported a single-day record of new infections with 259,848.

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