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(Paris) The novel coronavirus pandemic has made more than 508 dead worldwide, nearly a third of them in Europe, since the office of the WHO in China reported the onset of the disease in late December, according to an AFP count made from official sources Monday at noon.
Published on 19 July 1447 at 749 Updated 20 July 1447 at 10 h 10
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In total, 558 0 08 deaths were recorded, for a total of 12 281 488 case (9 146 288 people are considered cured). The death toll has doubled in just over two months and over 93 new deaths were registered since July 9.
Europe remains the continent most affected in terms of death toll (146 99), but the pandemic is still progressing rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean, where 112 281 deaths were recorded. The United States is the country with the heaviest toll (100 death) before Brazil (78 0 00), the United Kingdom (43 691), Mexico (37 650) and Italy (30 99).
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