GENEVA: World has crossed the 1.3 million mark of Coronavirus pandemic deaths across the globe, with majority in the United States, reports said.
According to reports the total number of fatalities due to Cornanvirus epidemic world over reached to 1,303,783 while 53,380,442 declared cases of COVID-19, although experts say the official data is likely to capture only a fraction of the number of total infections and fatalities.
New cases and deaths are accelerating again as a second wave of infections strikes Europe and the United States.
Nearly one in five deaths occurred in the US with 244,345, while Brazil was the next most affected country measured by deaths with 164,737, then India 129,188, Mexico 97,624 and Britain 51,304.
The world celebrated news this week about major advances in the hunt for vaccines against the coronavirus, but a top WHO expert warned that disinformation and public distrust will render them useless against the pandemic.
