Posted by Samuel on Fri 20th Mar, 2020 - tori.ng
The number of people who have died from the deadly coronavirus pandemic is now above 10,000.
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It has been reported that the number of people who have died as a result of the coronavirus pandemic now exceeds 10,000.
This new report is according to an AFP tally based on official data at 1030 GMT Friday.
According to the Agence France Presse, AFP, in total, 10,080 deaths have been reported, most of them in Europe (4,932) and Asia (3,431).
Italy is the worst affected country with 3,405 fatalities, followed by China with 3,248, the initial epicentre of the outbreak, and Iran with 1,433.