Maryland: Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 990,000 on Saturday, according to the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
The global death toll rose to 990,738, while there were more than 32.6 million cases worldwide as of 3:23 pm (1923 GMT), the CSSE data showed.
Worst hit nation
The United States remains the worst-hit nation by the pandemic, with 7,065,019 cases and 204,249 deaths, making up more than 20 percent of the global death toll.
Brazil recorded the world’s second-largest death toll of 140,537.
Fatalities
Countries with over 30,000 fatalities also include Mexico, Britain, Italy, Peru, France and Spain.
Source: ANI