The total number of declared deaths from Covid-19 has passed 1.1 million around the world, according to a tally by the AFP news agency from official sources.
At least 1,100,056 fatalities, out of 38,997,267 cases, have been reported. Almost one in five deaths was in the United States, the hardest-hit country, which has 217,798 deaths from 7,985,356 infections.
The US figure has risen by one million in less than a month, as another surge in cases hits the nation at the onset of cooler weather.
The US reported 60,000 new infections, the highest since 14 August, with rising cases in every region, especially the midwest.