Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 260,000 -- Johns Hopkins University

A total of 3,721,779 cases have been reported from over 180 countries and regions in the world.

NEW YORK, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 260,000 on Wednesday afternoon, reaching 260,487 as of 2:32 p.m. (1832 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

A total of 3,721,779 cases have been reported from over 180 countries and regions in the world, according to the CSSE.

An ambulance is seen at the Times Square in New York, the United States, on April 27, 2020. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

The United States reported the most COVID-19 deaths at 71,982. Other countries with over 20,000 fatalities included Britain, Italy, Spain and France, the CSSE data showed. ■