The global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 800,000 on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States, Brazil and India leading the rise in fatalities. In India, the world’s second-most populous country, Covid-19 deaths topped 50,000 on Monday, five months after the country reported its first coronavirus fatality. India is only the third country, behind Brazil and the United States, to record more than 2 million infections. Case fatality rates are about 3 per cent in the United States and Brazil. Brazil’s death toll from COVID-19 passed 100,000 on Aug. 8 and continues to climb as most Brazilian cities reopen shops and dining even though the pandemic has yet to peak there.

Source: Standard Digital August 23, 2020 04:52 UTC