The worldwide number of fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic rose to 93,706 as the number of cases exceeds 1.5 million
More than 1,567,590 declared cases have been registered in 192 countries and territories since the epidemic first emerged in China in December. Of these cases, at least 316,800 are now considered recovered.
US officials warned Americans to expect alarming numbers of coronavirus deaths this week, even as an influential university model on Wednesday scaled back its projected US pandemic death toll by 26 per cent to 60,000. Only Italy has more deaths with 17,669 deaths reported on Wednesday. Spain reported 15,238 deaths on Thursday.Overall, Italy, which recorded its first death in late February, has had the most fatalities with 18,279 from 143,626 infections.Spanish Red Cross volunteers deliver urgent aid and food for people in need in Barcelona, Catalonia.The death toll in the United States is the third highest, at 15,938 from 451,491 infections - the highest number of cases in the world.
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