Global coronavirus death toll tops 100,000
Apr 10, 2020, 23:34 IST
Paris, Apr 10 (AFP) More than 100,000 people have died worldwide from the coronavirus, with nearly 70 per cent of all fatalities in Europe, according to an AFP tally Friday compiled from official sources.
A total of 100,661 people have been killed, including 70,245 in Europe, since the virus first emerged in China in December.
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Italy has the highest number of deaths with 18,849, followed by the United States with 17,925 and 15,843 in Spain.
The figures were compiled by AFP using official government data and World Health Organisation statistics. (AFP) SCYSCY(This story has not been edited by www.businessinsider.in and is auto–generated from a syndicated feed we subscribe to.)