Global coronavirus death toll surges past 475,000
The number of deaths caused by the novel coronavirus virus worldwide has surged past 475,000, according to an AFP tally from official sources at 0625 GMT on Wednesday.
The death toll has doubled in under two months and in total 477,117 fatalities have been recorded from 9,263,743 cases across the globe.
Europe remains the worst-hit region with 193,800 dead from 2,557,761 cases, but the pandemic is spreading rapidly through Latin America where 100,378 have died from 2,163,835 cases.
© 2020 AFP
Citation:
Global coronavirus death toll surges past 475,000 (2020, June 24)
retrieved 23 April 2024
from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-global-coronavirus-death-toll-surges.html
This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no
part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only.
