COVID-19 death toll in U.S. tops 60,000
The global case tally for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 climbed to 3.21 million on Thursday, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University. The death toll rose to 227,958. At least 983,547 people have recovered. The U.S. has the highest case toll at 1.04 million and the highest death toll at 60,999. Spain has the highest number of cases in Europe at 236,899 and 24,275 deaths.
Italy has 203,591 cases and 27,682 deaths, the highest number of fatalities in Europe. France has 166,543 cases and 24,121 deaths. The U.K. has passed Germany with 166,441 cases and 26,166 deaths, the second highest in Europe. Germany has 161,539 cases and just 6,467 deaths. Turkey has 117,589 cases and 3,081 deaths. Russia has 106,498 cases and 1,073 deaths, while Iran has 93,657 cases and 5,957 deaths.
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