COVID-19: Afghanistan Freeing Thousands Of Inmates; Romania Surpasses 1,000 Cases March 26, 2020 at 2:33 am Updated: February 1st, 2021 at 1:57 pm News Armenian News Tweet Share Reddit +1 Pocket LinkedIn The global death toll from the coronavirus has reached nearly 23,000 with more than 510,000 infections confirmed, causing mass disruptions as governments continue to try to slow the spread of the new respiratory illness.