Italy recorded 349 deaths in the last 24 hours as the global death toll from the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic climbed to 7,164 on Tuesday.
The disease has so far infected 182,550 people around the world, according to worldometer.
Of them, 79,881 are currently being treated and 6,163 (or 6 percent) of them are in serious or critical condition. So far, 87,045 cases had outcomes – 79,881 (92 percent) recovered and 8 percent died.
The virus has so far killed 2,158 people in Italy, the worst-affected country in Europe, the “epicentre” of the pandemic which originated in China.
Spain has far recorded 342 deaths – 48 of them in the last 24 hours, and France witnessed 148 deaths in total – 21 of them in a day.
Meanwhile, China, where coronavirus cases were first reported, witnessed only 13 deaths in the last 24 hours.
COVID-19 is affecting 162 countries and territories around the world and one international conveyance (the Diamond Princess cruise ship harboured in Yokohama, Japan).
