Global coronavirus death toll hits one million


DEATHS BY WORLD REGION* (000s)

Total worldwide Covid-19 death toll
1 million

Latin America and Caribbean
338

Europe
221

United States and Canada
214

Asia and Pacific
137

Middle East and North Africa
65

Africa
25


*Data as of Sep 28, 15:00GMT. Figures rounded


TIMELINE OF CORONAVIRUS DEATHS (Jan-Sep 2020)

Jun 29, 2020: Six months after start of outbreak, worldwide Covid-19 death toll reaches 500,000

Sep 28: It takes just half that time for death toll to double to one million

Cumulative deaths (millions)

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Sources: AFP, Johns Hopkins University
Picture: Associated Press 
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