Johns Hopkins University
One out of 650 Americans has died from the coronavirus pandemic.
President-elect Joe Biden warned last week that the “darkest days” of the pandemic are yet to come.
The grim milestone comes just six and a half months after the WHO declared a global pandemic.
The number of confirmed infections worldwide has passed 14.2 million, with 3.7 million accounted for by the US alone.
The US, Brazil and UK have so far seen the highest number of Covid-19 victims.
Nearly 500,000 people have died after contracting the virus.
Authorities around the world are drawing up plans in case of a resurgence of the virus.
The grim milestone was reached as deaths on the UK neared 9,000.
The real figures are believed to be much higher.
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