Global COVID-19 death toll reaches 250,000, says Johns Hopkins tally

AKIPRESS.COM - There have now been more than 250,000 deaths of people with coronavirus around the world, according to a tally. In figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University in the US, there have also been more than 3.6 million confirmed global cases of the virus.
The tally shows the US as the worst-affected country, in terms of deaths, with close to 69,000 people having died with coronavirus.
And New York is by far the worst-affected US state with almost 25,000 deaths, the university said.
The Treasury Department plans to borrow almost $3trn from April to the end of June to cover the US government's response to the coronavirus crisis.
Italy, the UK, Spain and France have each suffered between 25,000 to 30,000 COVID-19 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins tally.
It comes as many countries around the world continue to lift lockdown measures, after judging they have passed through the peak of coronavirus infections.