Global death toll from coronavirus reaches 34,000

The global death toll from novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has risen to 34,000.

The Civil Protection department in Italy said 756 people had died in the last day, bringing the total to 10,779 - more than a third of all deaths from the virus worldwide.

Spain prepared to enter its third week under near-total lockdown on Sunday, as the government approved a strengthening of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus and the death toll rose by 838 cases overnight to 6,803.

A total of 3,304 died in China, 2,640 in Iran, 2,606 in France and 2,475 in USA.

More than 1,000 people have died from the coronavirus outbreak in New York state, according to a tally by The Associated Press.

On Sunday evening, New York City said its toll had risen to 776. The total number of statewide deaths isn't expected to be released until Monday, but with at least 250 additional deaths recorded outside the city as of Sunday morning, the state's total fatalities was at least 1,026.



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