Paris (AFP)

The novel coronavirus pandemic has killed at least 1,765,049 people worldwide since the WHO office in China reported the onset of the disease at the end of December 2019, according to a report established by AFP from from official sources Monday at 11:00 GMT.

More than 80,686,630 cases of infection have been officially diagnosed since the start of the epidemic, of which at least 50,834,100 are now considered cured.

This number of cases diagnosed, however, only reflects a fraction of the actual number of infections.

Some countries only test severe cases, others prioritize testing for tracing, and many poor countries have limited testing capacity.

On Sunday, 7,273 new deaths and 444,004 new cases were identified worldwide.

The countries that have recorded the most new deaths in their latest reports are the United States with 1,329 new deaths, Russia (487) and Mexico (400).

The United States is the most affected country in terms of both death and cases, with 333,140 deaths for 19,136,589 cases, according to the Johns Hopkins University count.

At least 6,298,082 people have been declared cured.

After the United States, the countries most affected are Brazil with 191,139 deaths and 7,484,285 cases, India with 147,901 deaths (1,0207,871 cases), Mexico with 122,426 deaths (1,383,434 cases), and the 'Italy with 71,925 dead (2,047,696 cases).

Among the hardest hit countries, Belgium is the one with the highest number of deaths in relation to its population, with 166 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Slovenia (122), Bosnia (120), Italy (119) and North Macedonia (117).

Europe totaled 549,944 deaths for 25,465,569 cases Monday at 11:00 GMT, Latin America and the Caribbean 497,894 deaths (15,191,123 cases), the United States and Canada 348,097 deaths (19,684,350 cases), the Asia 216,371 deaths (13,739,257 cases), the Middle East 89,000 deaths (3,909,632 cases), Africa 62,799 deaths (2,665,751 cases), and Oceania 944 deaths (30,951 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).

Due to corrections made by the authorities or late data releases, the 24 hour increase figures may not correspond exactly to those published the day before.

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