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Global coronavirus death toll tops 1.2 million

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Global coronavirus death toll tops 1.2 million

COVID VICTIMS. View of COVID-19 victims pictures projected on the Lima Cathedral during a candlelight open-air mass with no public at the Plaza de Armas Main Square, in Lima on November 1, 2020. Photo by Luka Gonzales/AFP

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(UPDATED) A total of 1,200,042 deaths is recorded from 46,452,818 cases, with nearly one death in every 5 in the United States, the world's worst-hit country

More than 1.2 million people have died of coronavirus around the globe, according to a tally from official sources at 7:45 am GMT on Monday, November 2.

A total of 1,200,042 deaths have been recorded from 46,452,818 cases, with nearly one death in every 5 in the United States, the world’s worst-hit country.

More than 100,000 fatalities have been registered since October 16.

In the last 7 days alone, there have been more than 6,500 deaths daily, almost 40% of them in Europe, where the virus is currently progressing the most rapidly.

Overall, the US has seen 230,996 deaths from 9,207,364 infections with Brazil registering 160,074 fatalities from 5,545,705 cases, India 122,607 deaths and 8,229,313 cases, Mexico 91,895 deaths and 929,392 cases. and Britain 46,717 deaths from 1,034,914 cases.

Latin America and the Caribbean is the region reporting the most deaths with 402,787 deaths, followed by Europe with 280,109, the United States and Canada with 241,175, and Asia with 171,423. – Rappler.com

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