The world’s coronavirus death toll has hit 1 million - these are the worst affected countries

By Rhona Shennan
Published 29th Sep 2020, 12:15 BST
Updated 29th Sep 2020, 12:16 BST
The real number is likely to be a lot higher (Photo: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images)The real number is likely to be a lot higher (Photo: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images)
The real number is likely to be a lot higher (Photo: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images)

More than one million people globally have died as a result of contracting Covid-19 - the virus first identified in Wuhan, China, that quickly spread around the rest of the world.

Infections have been reported in over 210 countries and territories since the pandemic first began in December 2019.

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Countries with the highest numbers of Covid-19 deaths

Data from Johns Hopkins University has revealed the countries with the most recorded Covid-19 deaths.

The US has the world’s highest death toll, with around 205,000 fatalities. Brazil is second, with about 142,000.

India is third with 95,000 deaths, and it has the fastest infection rate. While India currently has around 5.9 million infections, India’s fatality rate is one of the lowest in the world, with experts saying that it could be because of factors such as the country's younger population.