Coronavirus: Global Death Toll Surpasses 350,000

By Staff, Agencies 

A total of 350,509 people have died across the globe from 5,593,148 officially registered cases.

The COVID-19 coronavirus has killed more than 350,000 people worldwide, according to Wednesday's tally from Johns Hopkins University [JHU]. 

A total of 350,509 people have died across the globe from 5,593,148 officially registered cases, according to the JHU coronavirus tracker.

The United States has registered the most deaths at 98,929 and 1,681,418 confirmed cases, followed by Brazil which has the highest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Latin America, with 391,222 infections and 24,512 fatalities.

Brazil reported the highest daily COVID-19 death toll in the world Tuesday with 1,039 people killed, the fifth straight day the country has topped the list.