WEB DESK
The worldwide number of officially confirmed fatalities from the novel coronavirus has risen to 59,456. More than 11 lakh 22 thousand declared cases have been registered in 190 countries and territories since the epidemic first emerged in China in December. Of these cases, at least 211,600 are now considered recovered.
The tallies, using data collected by AFP offices from national authorities and information from the World Health Organization (WHO), probably reflect only a fraction of the actual number of infections.
Many countries are only testing cases that require hospitalisation. Italy has recorded 14,681 fatalities. 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, while the United States has registered 7,159 deaths.