A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 250,000 people worldwide.

Over 3.5 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed to be much higher due to testing shortages, many unreported cases and suspicions that some governments are hiding the scope of their nations’ outbreaks.

Since the first cases were detected in China in December, the United States has become the worst-affected country, with more than 1.1 million diagnosed cases and at least 68,442 deaths.

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Virus was present in Europe in late December, doctor claimsThe COVID-19 pandemic has reached another grim milestone as more than a quarter million people worldwide have now died from the novel coronavirus.

According to Johns Hopkins University’s tally, 250,687 people have died of the virus as of Monday evening.

Death from COVID-19 has reached every continent expect Antarctica.

Chinese authorities reported the first death from the new coronavirus on Jan. 11. Three months later, on April 10, worldwide deaths surpassed 100,000. Only 15 days after that, on April 25, worldwide deaths doubled, surpassing 200,000. Now, nine days later, the death toll is a quarter million.

There are more than 3.5 million confirmed cases worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University.