Global death toll from coronavirus reaches 47,194

Globally, more than 47,194 people have died, about 9,35,198 have been diagnosed with the virus, and some 193,989 have recovered, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.

The death toll from the coronavirus in Italy has climbed by 727 to 13,155, the Civil Protection Agency said, a significantly smaller increase than seen on Tuesday and the lowest daily tally since March 26.

However, the number of new cases rose more sharply than a day earlier, growing by 4,782 against a previous 4,053, bringing total infections since the outbreak came to light on February 21 to 110,574.

The announcement on Wednesday came as Spain recorded its highest daily death toll - another 864 people, taking the death toll to 9,387- while infections jumped to 102,136, up from 94,417.

There have been at least 911 new coronavirus deaths reported in the US on Wednesday, according to a count by CNN Health.

This is the most reported deaths in the United States in a single day since the coronavirus outbreak.

There have been a total of 4,745 deaths reported in the US since the outbreak.

The coronavirus death toll in the UK rose by 563 in 24 hours, according to the health ministry, a record jump that brought the number of patients who died in hospital to 2,352.

In the United States, the death toll has exceeded 4,000 and the number of confirmed cases

France has reported 509 more deaths from the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 4,032.



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