Covid-19 death toll

Covid-19 death toll

Health workers carry the body of a man who died due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) for his cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

Covid-19 lethality worldwide decreases by 20% in one week

A decrease in incidence has been occurring for six weeks in a row

In this March 25, 2020, file photo, patients wear personal protective equipment while maintaining social distancing as they wait in line for a Covid-19 test at Elmhurst Hospital Center, in New York. Photo: AP

Why the US has the highest Covid-19 death toll

Mourners attend a funeral amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett, Massachusetts, US, May 4, 2020/ Reuters

US nears 500,000 Covid-19 deaths as Biden plans commemoration

Mourners attend a funeral amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett, Massachusetts, US, May 4, 2020/ Reuters

California set to top New York as state with most Covid-19 deaths

The 100,162 deaths are more than Britain's civilian toll in World War Two and twice the number killed in the 1940-41 Blitz bombing campaign

UK passes 100,000 Covid deaths, with many more to come

Passengers wearing protective face masks are seen at a station, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan September 10, 2020. Photo:Reuters

In Japan, more people died from suicide last month than from Covid in all of 2020