The worldwide death toll from Covid-19 has exceeded 4.9 million, according to Johns Hopkins University. The largest number of casualties since the beginning of the pandemic is recorded in absolute numbers in the United States, where more than 724,000 people have died, according to JHU. This is followed by Brazil (603,000 dead), India (452,000), Mexico (284,000) and Russia (219,000). Reuters reported 5.1 million deaths yesterday, while 4.87 million died with Covid according to AFP, and ourworldindata.org reported 4.9 million dead.