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Africa COVID death toll tops 200,000

More than 200,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Africa since the start of the pandemic, according to an AFP tally compiled from official records as of 1700 GMT. The 54 countries of the region may not have suffered as badly as other parts of the world—at least according to the officially recorded figures. They […]

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Global death toll from coronavirus tops 9,000

The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 9,000 people across the globe, according to an AFP tally Thursday based on official sources. A total of 9,020 deaths were recorded as of 1100 GMT, with 4,134 in Europe and and 3,416 in Asia, where the outbreak first emerged in China in December. Source: Read Full Article