Covid is claiming 1 life every 15 seconds; global toll tops 7 lakh

The global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 7,00,000 on Wednesday, with the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico leading the rise in fatalities. Nearly 5,900 people are dying every 24 hours from Covid-19 on average, according to Reuters calculations based on data from the past two weeks. That equates to 247 people per hour, or one person every 15 seconds.

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