Coronavirus death toll reaches one million worldwide

• Coronavirus has so far claimed one million lives across the globe, spreading to about 210 countries and infecting around 32 million people since it made its appearance in China last year.
• Europe is now reportedly experiencing a second wave as new cases erupted in the continent in the past weeks.
• Data from health authorities noted that the United States, India, and Brazil had reported the highest number of Covid-19 cases.

At least one million people across the world had already been killed by the coronavirus that has spread to 210 countries and infected about 32 million since the outbreak was detected in China late last year.

The numbers, which came from a tally obtained by AFP, comes a day after warnings from the World Health Organization (WHO) that the global death toll would likely hit two million before a vaccine is found. Experts also say that the figures are possibly higher due to insufficient reporting and testing in several countries.

Now, Europe is reportedly facing a second wave as the winter season begins after a surge of cases emerged in the continent in recent weeks, sparking warnings of national lockdowns.

On Saturday, the United States was hit with 55,054 new COVID-19 cases, the highest in a single day since August, when 64,350 new cases were recorded following a spike of infections during the summer. So far, the country has more than 7 million cases and 208,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The US, which is the hardest-hit country in the world, along with India and Brazil, had recorded the most number of cases, having over 15 million between them.

India, with its 88,600 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours and decreasing recoveries, will soon surpass the US within weeks.

The country recorded an additional 1,124 deaths on Sunday, increasing its death toll to 94,503. According to its Health Ministry, however, the average number of new cases appeared to have dropped by 7,000 daily after new cases reached a record high of 97,894 on Sept. 16.

Source: Daily Mail