Global death toll from coronavirus pandemic rises to 913,930

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 196,331 deaths, followed by Brazil with 129,575 deaths, India with 76,304 deaths and Mexico with 69,649 deaths.

On the other hand, scientists are moving at record speed to create a vaccine against the virus, with some 39 vaccine candidates in clinical research, 33 in Phase I–II trials, and 6 in Phase II–III trials.

At least 20,345,776 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital worldwide. (ILKHA)