Global Covid deaths hit 5 million as pandemic takes staggering toll

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Two women walk next to graves of people who passed away due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Parque Taruma cemetery in Manaus, Brazil May 20, 2021.
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More than five million people have died from the coronavirus worldwide, according to data collected by John Hopkins University.

There have been 5,000,425 Covid-19 related deaths recorded across the globe, according to JHU Monday.

In the U.S., 745,836 people have died due to Covid-19, making it the country with the highest number of recorded deaths.

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