At least six million people have died worldwide from COVID-19, according to the latest data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, which reports the total number of global fatalities at 6,000,936 as of Monday morning. The first case of COVID-19 was reported December 31, 2019 in Wuhan, China.
The number of reported COVID-19-related deaths in the U.S. stands at 958,621. That remains the most reported deaths of any other nation, accounting for 16% of total global fatalities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently estimating there will be a reported total of 971,000 to 986,000 COVID-19 deaths by the week ending March 26.
The U.S. is currently reporting 79,271,466 cumulative COVID-19 cases. This also is more reported cases than any other nation. The first case of COVID-19 was reported in the U.S. on January 21, 2020, with the first U.S. death believed to have occurred on February 28, 2020. The actual number of COVID-19 cases and deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide is believed to be higher than what is reported, due to under-reporting of infections and deaths.
Source-ABC
