Global coronavirus death toll tops 40,000, cases pass 800,000: WHO

23:07, April 01, 2020

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  COVID-19 pandemic kills over 30,000 people worldwide: WHO

  GENEVA, March 29 -- The global death toll from COVID-19 has climbed to 30,105 as of 18:00 CET (1600 GMT) Sunday, according to the situation dashboard by the World Health Organization (WHO). A total of 638,146 coronavirus cases of COVID-19 have been reported globally, among which 555,790 cases were

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  Israel reports new death from COVID-19, total cases hit 5,591

  JERUSALEM, April 1 -- Israel reported a new death case from the novel coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 21, the state's Ministry of Health said on Wednesday.The ministry added that the number of novel coronavirus cases in Israel has risen to 5,591.Of the 637 patients being treated in hospital

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  Global death toll from coronavirus tops 75,000: AFP tally

  Health workers applaud as people react from their houses in support of the medical staff that are working on the COVID-19 virus outbreak at the Gregorio Maranon hospital in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (Photo: AP)The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 75,000 people worldwide, the majority of them in Europe, according to a tally compiled by AFP from official sources at 0945 GMT on Tuesday.A total of 75,538 deaths have been recorded, including 53,928 in Europe, the continent worst hit by the virus.The official tallies probably reflect only a fraction of the actual number of cases. Many countries are testing only the most serious cases.Italy, which recorded its first coronavirus death at the end of February, has 16,523 fatalities, followed by Spain with 13,798, the United States with 10,993 and France with 8,911.Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, 1,350,759 cases have been registered around the world, including 708,898 in Europe, 384,947 in the United States and Canada, and 122,348 in Asia.