Grim record: US overtakes Italy in Covid-19 death toll as fatalities go past 20,000

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The US has become the country with most coronavirus fatalities in the world after the death toll exceeded 20,280 people and surpassed Italy’s numbers, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

Italy, which remained atop the grim rankings for weeks, has so far registered 19,468 deaths, with third-placed Spain reporting 16,480 people killed by the virus.

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