Global coronavirus deaths surpass 270,000
Published : 09 May 2020, 00:36
DF-Xinhua Report
Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 270,000 on Friday, reaching 270,537 as of 11:32 a.m. (1532 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
A total of 3,877,914 cases have been reported from over 180 countries and regions across the world, according to the CSSE.
The United States reported the most COVID-19 deaths at 75,852 among 1,259,777 cases. Other countries with over 20,000 fatalities included Spain, Italy, Britain and France, the CSSE data showed.