Global coronavirus death tolls reach 190,000

The global death toll from coronavirus crossed 190,000 on Friday morning.

So far, 27,18,699 cases have been confirmed around the world after disease was first reported in China in December last year, according to worldometer.

Of those infected, 1,782,425 are currently being treated and 58,678 of them are in serious or critical condition.

So far, 745,620 people have recovered.

US coronavirus deaths topped 50,000 on Friday as the number of lives lost in April rises by an average of 2,000 a day, according to the Worldometers website, which tracks the pandemic.

The Johns Hopkins website also showed the death toll inching closer to 50,000.

The total number of US cases hit 868,000 with many states yet to report early on Friday.

The World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus crisis a pandemic on 11 March.

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