The number of people who died from the coronavirus worldwide is now more than 200,000, statistics show.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University reported the death toll from COVID-19 stands at 200,698 as of Saturday.

Globally, the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus stands at more than 2.85 million. Since the first cases were detected in China in December, the US now has the highest rate of infection with more than 905,000 confirmed cases and 51,949 deaths.