Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 2.5 mln

More than 2.5 million people across the world have died due to COVID-19.

At least 2,500,770 people have died since the beginning of the pandemic, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

The milestone of 2 million global Covid-19 deaths was recorded on Jan. 15.

The U.S. leads with the most deaths followed by Brazil, Mexico, India and the UK, CNN reported.

On Feb. 22, the US surpassed the 500,00 total Covid-19 deaths mark, according to Johns Hopkins University.

At least 112,716,833 Covid-19 cases have been reported globally since the beginning of the pandemic, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.