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Global coronavirus death toll passes 6,000: AFP tally
PARIS, March 15, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – A spike in deaths from the coronavirus in
Spain has pushed the global toll past 6,000, according to an AFP tally
compiled from official sources.
The worldwide death toll rose to 6,036, with 159,844 infections after 105
died in Spain. While China remains the country with the most deaths with
3,199, the pandemic is now spreading more rapidly in Europe, with 1,907
deaths in the continent’s worst-hit country Italy.
BSS/AFP/RY/20:10 hrs