Global coronavirus deaths hit 60,000: Johns Hopkins

The global death toll from the new coronavirus has hit over 60,000, reaching 60,115 as of 1300 GMT, Saturday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

Countries with the most fatalities include Italy with 14,681 deaths and Spain with 11,744 deaths. 

They are the only two nations that have crossed the 10,000 mark in number of deaths.