The number of deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic is likely to reach one million in the next 24 hours according to the New York times.
On Sunday morning, the global total stood at 993,600 in their database.
The virus has been detected in nearly every country, with India leading in the number of daily virus-related deaths as they recorded 7700 deaths per day, followed by the US with 5000 deaths per day and then Brazil and Mexico.