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Monday, March 16, 2020
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Monday, March 16, 2020
More virus cases, deaths now reported in the rest of world than in China — WHO
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleGENEVA — There have now been more COVID-19 cases and deaths in the rest of the world than in China, the World Health Organization says.
“More cases and deaths have now been reported in the rest of the world than in China,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells reporters today in Geneva, without providing the latest numbers.
According to an AFP tally based on official sources, more than 169,710 cases have been recorded in 142 countries and territories. The death toll stood at 6,640.
The worst affected countries in terms of fatalities are mainland China, with 3,213 deaths, Italy with 1,809 deaths, Iran with 853 and Spain with 297.
— AFP
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