Global COVID-19 death toll passes 3-million mark | DW News

The world has reached another grim milestone in the history of the coronavirus pandemic. According to figures from Johns Hopkins University, COVID-19 deaths have passed the three million mark. The worst-hit country is the United States with more than 566,000 deaths. In Brazil more than 368,000 people have lost their lives to the pandemic, and in Mexico at least 211,000. They are followed by India and the United Kingdom. If you look at the European region as a whole it accounts for the highest total number of deaths at just over 1 million and 23,000. India is one of the hardest-hit countries - and it's facing an alarming surge in infections. Day after day for more than a week, it's reported a new record daily rise in cases. The situation is particularly dire in the capital Delhi - which has been placed on a weekend lockdown in a bid to contain the spread. But infection numbers are also exploding in other cities - like Mumbai. There's been nationwide criticism that the weeks-long