Worldwide coronavirus cases exceed 3.5 million
- 04 May 2020
Workers wearing protective outfits sanitise a neighbourhood to contain the spread of Covid-19 virus, in Rome. AP
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 3.5 million on Monday, with three quarters of them in Europe and the United States, an AFP tally based on official sources showed.
At least 3,500,517 infections and 246,893 deaths have been recorded globally. Europe is the continent most affected with more than 1.5 million cases and over 143,000 fatalities.
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The United States has registered more than 1.1 million cases and 67,000 deaths.
The numbers around the world reflect only a fraction of the real figures as many countries test only serious cases.
Agence France-Presse
