AFP news agency reported on the 17th, citing its own count, that Europe has become the world's first region with more than 500,000 cumulative deaths for Corona 19.



On that day, 52 countries and territories in Europe recorded at least 500,000 deaths.



This was accumulated in each region, including 477,000 people in South America and the Caribbean, 3213,287 people in the U.S. and Canada, 208,149 people in Asia, 85,000 in the Middle East, and 57,423 in Africa. That's more than the death toll.



The AFP count is a collection of official data, etc., as of just before 3 pm on this day.



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