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Europe death toll from coronavirus surges past 20,000

Published: 28 Mar 2020 - 05:54 pm | Last Updated: 16 Nov 2021 - 02:04 am
A Bundeswehr handout photo shows staff in protective suits leaving the German air force Airbus A-310

A Bundeswehr handout photo shows staff in protective suits leaving the German air force Airbus A-310 "Medivac" with coronavirus patients from Bergamo, after their arrival in Cologne, Germany, March 28, 2020, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID

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Paris: The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 20,000 people in Europe, according to a tally of official figures gathered by AFP at 1415 GMT on Saturday.

Europe is now the most affected continent with 20,059 deaths from a total of 337,632 cases. The COVID-19 disease has killed 9,134 in Italy and 5,690 in Spain -- the two hardest-hit countries in the world, accounting for three quarters of all deaths in Europe.