Coronavirus death toll passes 75,000 in Europe - GulfToday

Coronavirus death toll passes 75,000 in Europe

  • 12 Apr 2020
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Regional police officer talks with staff health members at San Pedro hospital, in Logrono northern Spain. File/AP

More than 75,000 people have died from the coronavirus in Europe, with 80 percent of the fatalities occurring in Italy, Spain, France and Britain, according to an AFP tally at 0945 GMT Sunday compiled from official sources.

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With a total of 75,011 deaths from 909,673 infections, Europe is the hardest-hit continent in the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed at least 109,133 people worldwide.

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Medical workers in overalls stretch a patient under intensive care at the Gemelli hospital in Rome. AFP

Europe's most affected country is Italy with 19,468 deaths, followed by Spain with 16,972, France with 13,832 and Britain with 9,875.

Spain's overnight death toll from the coronavirus rose to 619 on Sunday from a nearly three-week low of 510 on Saturday, the Health Ministry said, breaking a three-day streak of daily declines.

The country's total death toll from the virus climbed to 16,972 from 16,353, the ministry said in a statement. Overall cases rose to 166,019 from 161,852.

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