New Delhi (NVI): Some 251,562 people around the world have died from COVID-19, according to the data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases exceeded 3.58 million, while nearly 1.2 million people have recovered.
In addition to this, Italy was among countries in Europe and around the world that began cautiously easing lockdowns imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
In the US, at least 68,000 Covid-19 related deaths have now been recorded with more than 1.1 million positive cases.
Whereas, researchers at the University of Washington have nearly doubled their forecast for deaths in the US as lockdowns are eased in the country.
Germany reported that the number of coronavirus cases in the country rose by 685, bringing the total to 163,860. A further 139 deaths were reported, bringing the total to 6,831.
