More than 100,000 people have died worldwide from the coronavirus, with nearly 70 per cent 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 70,245in Europe, since the virus first emerged in China in December.
Italy has the highest number of deaths with 18,849, followedby the United States with 17,925 and 15,843 in Spain.The figures were compiled by AFP using officialgovernment data and World Health Organisation statistics.