A crowded road near in New Delhi, India on 9 September. Cases and deaths from Covid-19 have soared in India. Photo: 2020

The number of confirmed coronavirus deaths around the world has passed the 900,000 cases, as worldwide cases reached 27.7 million according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

Iran PressAmerica: The United States remains the world's worst-affected country, with more than 190,000 recorded death and more than 6.3 million cases. Brazil is in second place with more than 127,000 deaths followed by India with nearly 74,000 dead.

The Americas still account for more than half of all fatalities worldwide, with high death counts recorded from Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Chile, and Ecuador.

The UK, which has the fifth-highest death toll of 41,594, has a 14-day quarantine for returners from European holiday destinations such as some Greek islands, France, Croatia, and Spain which are experiencing similar spikes.

Spain was the first country in western Europe to record more than half a million cases on Monday and now has 552,000 total infections.

The first death linked to Covid-19 was reported on 10 January in Wuhan, China, after the coronavirus first emerged there in December.

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