Global coronavirus death toll surpasses half a million people, according to a Reuters tally
A man arrives at Houston Methodist Hospital emergency room on a stretcher amid a coronavirus disease outbreak in Houston, Texas, U.S., June 28, 2020. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare
More than 4,700 people are dying every 24 hours from COVID-19-linked illness, according to Reuters calculations based on an average from June 1 to 27.About one-quarter of all the deaths so far have been in the United States, the Reuters data shows. The recent surge in cases have been most pronounced in a handful of Southern and Western states that reopened earlier and more aggressively.
The death rate averages out to 78,000 per month, compared with 64,000 AIDS-related deaths and 36,000 malaria deaths, according to 2018 figures from the World Health Organization.The high number of deaths has led to changes to traditional and religious burial rites around the world, with morgues and funeral businesses overwhelmed and loved ones often barred from bidding farewell in person.
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