The worldwide number of deaths from the novel Coronavirus pandemic crossed to 1 lakh 9 thousand today, according to a tally compiled by AFP from official sources. <br />''<br />''More than 17 lakh 80 thousand since the epidemic first emerged in China in December. Of these cases, at least 359,200 are now considered recovered.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The United States, which recorded its first death in late February, has registered the most deaths in the world with over 20 thousand 600 casualties and the infections beyond 5 lakh 30 thousand. Italy is the second worst-hit country with 19,468 deaths followed by Spain with 16,972.</span><br />