Coronavirus pandemic has found fresh legs around the world, as confirmed deaths pass 600,000 and countries from the US to South Africa to India struggle to contain a surge of new infections.

Confirmed global virus deaths rose to nearly 603,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The United States topped the list with over 140,000 cases, followed by 78,000 in Brazil. But experts believe the pandemic’s true toll around the world is much higher because of testing shortages and data collection issues.

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