Worldwide coronavirus deaths exceed 24,000

Worldwide coronavirus deaths exceed 24,000

Worldwide coronavirus deaths exceed 24,000

A protective mask, which is widely used as a preventive measure against the coronavirus (COVID-19), is pictured on a table world globe in this illustration taken on March 17, 2020. (REUTERS File Photo)

 

Reuters

More than 551,800 people have been infected by the novel coronavirus across the world and 24,885 have died, according to a Reuters tally.

 

Infections have been reported in 202 countries and territories since first cases were identified in China in December 2019.