The global death toll in the coronavirus crisis has oared past 60,000, AFP reported.

The latest milestone came as Britain recorded a new daily high in fatalities, including a five-year-old child believed to be the nation's youngest Covid-19 victim.

Spain, which is under a near-total lockdown, saw a second successive daily fall in coronavirus-related deaths with 809 fatalities.

The total number of deaths in the country now stands at 11,744, second only to Italy.

The situation is rapidly deteriorating in the United States, where worst-affected New York state reported a record 630 deaths in a single day.