Europe's Cumulative COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 400,000

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Jo] It has been reported that the cumulative death toll from the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Europe has surpassed 400,000.

According to AFP, based on its own tally using official statistics, as of this day, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in Europe is 17,600,370, with 400,649 deaths, the agency reported on the 28th (local time). The agency added that the number of deaths in the past week alone reached 36,147.

The United Kingdom had the highest cumulative cases at approximately 1.6 million and deaths at 57,551, followed by Italy with 1.5 million cases and 53,677 deaths. France (2.2 million cases, 51,914 deaths), Spain (1.6 million cases, 44,668 deaths), and Russia (2.2 million cases, 39,068 deaths) followed.