Paris (AFP)
The pandemic of the new coronavirus has killed at least 103,141 people worldwide since its appearance in December in China, according to a report established by AFP from official sources on Saturday at 11:00 GMT.
More than 1,700,760 cases of infection have been officially diagnosed in 193 countries and territories since the start of the epidemic. This number of diagnosed cases, however, only reflects a fraction of the actual number of infections, with a large number of countries now only testing cases requiring hospital care. Among these cases, at least 341,100 are now considered cured.
Italy, which recorded its first death linked to the coronavirus at the end of February, is the country most affected in number of deaths with 18,849 deaths for 147,577 cases. 30,455 people are considered cured by the Italian authorities.
After Italy, the most affected countries are the United States with 18,777 deaths for 501,615 cases, Spain with 16,353 deaths (161,852 cases), France with 13,197 deaths (124,869 cases), and the United Kingdom with 8,958 dead (73,758 cases).
China (excluding the territories of Hong Kong and Macao), where the epidemic began at the end of December, has totaled 81,953 cases (46 new between Friday and Saturday), including 3,339 deaths (3 new), and 77,525 cures.
In number of cases, the United States is the most affected country, with 501,615 officially registered infections, including 18,777 deaths, and 29,191 cured.
Europe totaled Saturday at 11:00 GMT 71,335 deaths for 871,047 cases, the United States and Canada 19,356 deaths (523,661 cases), Asia 4,718 deaths (133,597 cases), the Middle East 4,632 deaths (95,005 cases), l 'Latin America and the Caribbean 2,344 deaths (56,888 cases), Africa 692 deaths (12,884 cases), and Oceania 64 deaths (7,687 cases).
This assessment was carried out using data collected by AFP offices from the competent national authorities and information from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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