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Global coronavirus death toll passes 6 lakh: JHU

The global death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 600,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University (JHU), reports Xinhua News Agency. 

By 0050 GMT on Saturday, the number of fatalities worldwide stood at 600,665, and that of global COVID-19 infections surpassed 14 million.

The United States remains the worst-hit nation in the world in absolute terms with 3,638,002 cases and 139,128 deaths.