“As of 9am 17 June, there have been 7,121,976 tests, with 140,359 tests on 16 June. 299,251 people have tested positive. As of 5pm on 16 June, of those tested positive for coronavirus, across all settings, 42,153 have sadly died,” the Department tweeted.

Global death toll from coronavirus has reached 447,976, with at least 8,323,963 confirmed cases and 4,355,359 recoveries, according to Worldometer, a reference website that provides counters and real-time statistics for diverse topics. (ILKHA)