With Scotland recently recording 50 deaths in a single 24 hour period on Friday 24 September, coronavirus is continuing claim lives across the globe as health authorities worldwide races against the Delta variant to get their populations vaccinated.
According to the latest data available from the John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center, there have now been 4,750,658 coronavirus deaths worldwide.
But with a number of countries such as the United States, India and Russia accounting for considerable amounts of the world’s population, it is no wonder that these more populated countries have sadly seen a higher population of the world’s Covid death count.
In the UK, the number of deaths has fallen dramatically since peaking at almost 2,000 in a single day in January 2021.
Looking at the latest data gathered by John Hopkins University, here are the countries worldwide with the highest number of coronavirus deaths in total as of 27 September.
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. United States
The US has recorded the highest number of cumulative deaths since the start of the pandemic, with 690,426 to date. Photo: AP/Patrick Semansky

5. Russia
With a population of roughly 146 million people, Russia has seen one of the world's highest cumulative Covid death counts. There have been 201,015 Covid deaths in Russia as of 27 September. Photo: Getty Images/Canva Pro

6. Peru
Peru has recorded the sixth highest number of coronavirus deaths worldwide, with 199,314 Covid deaths to date. Photo: Getty Images/Canva Pro

7. Indonesia
As of 27 September 2021, Indonesia has seen 141,585 deaths resulting from coronavirus in the country. Photo: AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim

8. United Kingdom
The UK has recorded the world's eighth highest number of cumulative coronavirus deaths, with 136,569 as of 27 September and roughly 200 deaths per 100,000 people in the country. Photo: Getty Images/Canva Pro