PARIS (HRNW) – The worldwide number of fatalities from the novel coronavirus has crossed 60,000 on Saturday, according to a tally compiled by Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.
More than 1,100,00 declared cases have been registered in 190 countries and territories since the epidemic first emerged in China in December. Of these cases, more than 230,000 are now considered recovered.
Many countries are only testing cases that require hospitalisation.
Italy, which recorded its first coronavirus death at the end of February, has 14,681 fatalities, with 119,827 infections and 19,758 people recovered.
Spain has recorded 11,744 fatalities and 124,736 infections.
China — excluding Hong Kong and Macau — has to date declared 3,326 deaths and 81,639 cases, with 76,755 recoveries.
France has reported 6,507 deaths and 83,165 cases.
The United States has the highest official number of infected people with 278,458 diagnosed cases, 7,159 deaths and 9,772 recoveries.
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