Coronavirus pandemic: Updates from around the world
By Joshua Berlinger, Brett McKeehan, Laura Smith-Spark and Peter Wilkinson, CNNUpdated 1:22 p.m. ET, June 4, 2020
What you need to know
- The numbers: More than 6.5 million cases of Covid-19 have been reported worldwide, including at least 386,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.
- Records fall in Latin America: Brazil and Mexico both announced a record number of virus-related deaths in a single day.
- In the US: More than 1.8 million coronavirus cases have been recorded, including at least 107,000 deaths.
- Pakistan overtakes China: The South Asian country now has more recorded cases of Covid-19 than China, where the virus originated.
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