The novel coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 700,000 people worldwide since its discovery in China in December, according to an AFP count from official sources on Wednesday at 6:55 GMT. In total, 700,489 deaths have been recorded worldwide out of 18,547,833 declared cases (10,889,745 people are considered cured). Europe remains the most affected region with 211,365 dead.
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Almost half of global deaths have been recorded in the four most affected countries: the United States (156,806), Brazil (95,819), Mexico (48,869) and the United Kingdom (46,299). The death toll from Covid-19 has doubled since May 26 and 100,000 more deaths have been detected in just under three weeks.