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Global coronavirus deaths surpass 450,000

Published : 18 Jun 2020, 22:31

  DF News Desk
A staff member wearing face shield and mask directs cars at a drive-in cinema amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 17, 2020. Photo Xinhua

Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 450,000 on Thursday, reaching 450,137 as of 12:33 p.m. (1633 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University, reported Xinhua.

Meanwhile, total COVID-19 cases around the world rose to 8,397,036, according to the CSSE.

The United States reported the most COVID-19 cases and deaths, standing at 2,173,256 and 117,972, respectively. Other countries with over 20,000 fatalities include Brazil, Britain, Italy, France and Spain, the CSSE data showed.