The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 75,000 people people worldwide, the majority of them in Europe, since it emerged in China in December, according to a tally compiled by AFP from official sources on Tuesday.
A total of 75,538 deaths have been recorded, including53,928 in Europe, the continent worst hit by the virus. The official talliesprobably reflect only a fraction of the actual number of cases.
The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has crossed 13 lakh, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker.