The global coronavirus death toll exceeded half a million on Sunday as the number of worldwide cases surpassed a staggering 10million, marking the most devastating and destructive pandemic in a century. By Sunday evening the global death toll surpassed 500,000Data from Johns Hopkins University shows that the US has the highest number of COVID-19 infections with over 2.5million cases. About one in four of global COVID-19 deaths – more than 125,000 – have been reported in the US. Brazil follows behind with over 57,000 deaths reported and the UK with nearly 44,000 deaths reported. Sir Jeremy Farrar, a leading scientist advising politicians in Britain, said even these harrowing global coronavirus figures are 'in reality both underestimates'.

Source: Daily Mail June 28, 2020 22:30 UTC