Global coronavirus death toll surpasses 250,000
Global coronavirus fatalities exceeded the 250,000 mark on Monday, according to a running tally by the US-based Johns Hopkins University.
The university's figures counted 250,134 deaths, while the numbers of cases and recoveries stand at 3,562,919 and 1,144,454, respectively.
The US is the country hardest-hit by the global pandemic with over 1.1 million cases and more than 68,300 fatalities.
Italy has the second-highest death toll with 29,079, followed by the UK's tally of 28,809.
Since last week, China did not register a single fatality and its death toll continues to stand at 4,637. These figures continue to raise questions in and outside China.
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