Europe coronavirus death toll tops 90,000

With a total of 90,180 deaths out of some 10,47,279 infections, Europe is the hardest-hit continent by the pandemic, which has killed a total of 1,37,499 worldwide. The death toll has exceeded over 65 per cent of the overall global record.

Paris: The coronavirus has killed more than 90,000 people in Europe, over 65 percent of the overall global death toll, according to an AFP tally Thursday at 1030 GMT from official sources.

With a total of 90,180 deaths out of some 10,47,279 infections, Europe is the hardest-hit continent by the pandemic, which has killed a total of 1,37,499 worldwide.

The tallies were collated using data collected from national authorities and information from the World Health Organization (WHO).

(With inputs from agencies)