Covid toll hits 6m

Over six million people have died worldwide from Covid-19 since the pandemic began, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP yesterday. A total of 6,001,585 people have succumbed to the virus, AFP counted at 0900 GMT. The milestone comes as the number of infections and deaths continues to plummet in most regions of the world, except in Asia, where Hong Kong is suffering its worst-ever outbreak, and Oceania, where New Zealand has recorded a jump in cases. Average global daily deaths over the past seven days have fallen to 7,170, down 18 percent in a week.