The covid-19 pandemic has killed 263,792 people and infected more than 3.7 million worldwide since it appeared in December in the Chinese city of Wuhan, according to an AFP balance sheet at 11:00.
According to data from the French news agency, from official data, 263,792 deaths and more than 3,766,180 cases of infection were recorded in 195 countries.
At least 1,179,700 people were considered cured by health officials.
The United States, which registered the first death linked to the new coronavirus at the end of February, leads in number of deaths and cases, with 73,431 and 1,228,609, respectively.
At least 189,910 people have been declared cured in the United States.
After the United States, the countries most affected are the United Kingdom with 30,076 deaths to 201,101 cases, Italy with 29,684 deaths (214,457 cases), Spain with 26,070 deaths (221,447 cases) and France with 25,809 deaths (174,191 cases).
China (excluding the territories of Hong Kong and Macau), where the epidemic began in late December, accounted for 82,885 cases (two new between Wednesday and today), including 4,633 deaths and 77,957 cured.
Since 19:00 on Wednesday, the Comorian Islands have announced their first virus-related death.
As of 11:00 today, Europe totaled 150,249 deaths for 1,641,959 cases, the United States and Canada 77,710 deaths (1,291,985 cases), Latin America and the Caribbean 16,425 deaths (302,702 cases), Asia 9,962 deaths (267,376 cases) , Middle East 7,314 deaths (202,367 cases), Africa 2,007 deaths (51,569 cases) and Oceania 125 deaths (8,223 cases).
AFP warns that the number of diagnosed cases reflects only a fraction of the actual number of infections, as a large number of countries are now testing only those cases that require hospital care.
Portugal, with 1,105 registered deaths and 26,715 confirmed cases, is the 22nd country in the world with the most deaths and the 21st in number of infections.
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