“As of 9am 19 June, there have been 7,433,114 tests, with 169,600 tests on 18 June. 301,815 people have tested positive. As of 5pm on 18 June, of those tested positive for coronavirus, across all settings, 42,461 have sadly died,” the Department tweeted.

Global death toll from coronavirus has reached 459,004, with at least 8,685,763 confirmed cases and 4,576,923 recoveries, according to Worldometer, a reference website that provides counters and real-time statistics for diverse topics. (ILKHA)