Global death toll from coronavirus rises to 563,488

The coronavirus outbreak, which was first identified in Wuhan, China and declared a pandemic by World Health Organization on March 11, is continuing to claim the lives of thousands of people across the world.

However, the countries began to ease measures against the coronavirus pandemic, which has been severely affecting the world economy.

The United States, the current epicenter of the pandemic, has the highest number of coronavirus related fatalities with 136,682 deaths, followed by Brazil with 70,524 deaths, the United Kingdom with 44,650 deaths, Italy with 34,938 deaths.

A total of 7,386,534 have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital worldwide. (ILKHA)