Coronavirus: Global death toll passes 200,000
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Mortuary workers wear protective suits as they move the body of a person who died from coronavirus in London, April 24, 2020.
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PARIS (AFP) - The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 200,000 lives worldwide, nearly 90 per cent of which were in Europe or the United States, according to an AFP tally on Saturday (April 25) based on official figures.
In total by 1900 GMT (3am on Sunday, Singapore time), 200,736 deaths had been recorded, including 122,171 in Europe, the hardest-hit continent, since the virus appeared in China in December.
The United States has seen the highest number of deaths with 53,070 fatalities, followed by Italy with 26,384 deaths, Spain 22,902, France 22,614 and the United Kingdom 20,319.
