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Gravediggers wearing protective suits carry the coffin of 68-years-old Natalina Cardoso Bandeira, who passed away due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Parque Taruma cemetery in Manaus, Brazil, April 10, 2020. Credit: Reuters Photo
More than 100,000 people have died worldwide from the coronavirus, with nearly 70 percent of all fatalities in Europe, according to an AFP tally Friday compiled from official sources.
A total of 100,661 people have been killed, including 70,245 in Europe, since the virus first emerged in China in December.
Italy has the highest number of deaths with 18,849, followed by the United States with 17,925 and 15,843 in Spain.
The figures were compiled by AFP using official government data and World Health Organization statistics.
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