Global death toll from Covid-19 nears 17,000

PARIS: The number of deaths around the world from the novel coronavirus cases stood at 16,961, according to a tally compiled by AFP on Tuesday from official sources.

More than 386,350 declared cases have been registered in 175 countries and territories since the epidemic first emerged in China in December.

The tallies, using data collected by AFP offices from national authorities and information from the WHO, likely reflect only a fraction of the actual number of infections.


Many countries are now only testing cases that require hospitalisation.

Italy now has more fatalities than China with 6,077, as well as having 63,927 declared infections with 7,432 recoveries.

China has to date declared 81,171cases, including 3,277 deaths, with 73,159 people recovered.