Global coronavirus death count crosses 6.5 lakh

The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic passed 6,50,000 on Monday, with nearly a third of that number in Europe, according to a tally compiled from official sources.

Since emerging in China late last year, the virus has killed a total of 6,50,011 people and infected 16,323,558, of which 9,190,345 have been declared recovered.

More than 1,00,000 new deaths have been recorded since July 9, and the global toll has doubled in just over two months.

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