The death toll from Covid-19 reached half a million people on Sunday, a grim milestone for the global pandemic. The respiratory illness has been particularly dangerous for the elderly, although other adults and children are also among the 500,000 fatalities and more than 10 million reported cases.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/coronavirus-global-covid-19-death-toll-hits-500000-mark/articleshow/76681559.cms