The global coronavirus deaths on Monday crossed the 1.7 lakh mark with the United States registering the highest death toll of over 42,000. The death toll in France has crossed the 20,000-mark while the total number of positive COVID-19 cases in Spain topped the 2 lakh-mark.
As of 8 AM (IST) on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, around 1,70,261 deaths have been recorded across the globe while the total number of confirmed cases has reached 2,475,841 -- the COVID-19 dashboard at the John Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Center showed.