Global coronavirus deaths hit one million

Coronavirus has claimed the lives of one million people worldwide. The virus has also been recorded in 210 countries and infected at least 32 million people across the globe, according to a tally compiled by AFP.

The figure comes a day after the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that then global coronavirus death toll could hit two million before an effective vaccine could be widely used.

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The United States, India and Brazil have recorded the most cases, with more than 15 million between them.

The U.S. has recorded over 7 million cases and 208,000 deaths.   The country recorded the highest number of new  cases in a single day since August on Saturday, after several states saw record daily spikes.

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There were 55,054 new COVID-19 cases reported by health authorities across the United States on Friday, a Johns Hopkins University tally shows.

India is expected to become the pandemic’s worst-hit country within weeks, surpassing the United States, where more than 7 million people have been infected.

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The country has registered 88,600 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours in a declining trend with recoveries exceeding daily infections.

The Health Ministry on Sunday also reported additional 1,124 deaths for a total of 94,503. The average of new cases has fallen by around 7,000 daily in the past week after reaching a record number of 97,894 on September 16.

In recent weeks, Europe has been hit by a surge of coronavirus cases, prompting warnings of new national lockdowns.

The global pandemic has also had an unprecedented impact on the economy, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) describing the resulting global recession as ‘a crisis like no other’ earlier this year.