Europe Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 30,000: AFP Tally

The maximum deaths were recorded in Italy, with some 12,428 fatalities.

According to an AFP tally on Wednesday, the coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 30,000 people in Europe. Representational image.

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The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 30,000 people in Europe with more than three-quarters of the deaths registered in Italy and Spain, according to an AFP tally on Wednesday, 1 April, using official figures.

A total of 30,063 deaths have been recorded in Europe out of a total 4,58,601 cases, making it the continent that has been hit hardest by COVID-19.

The most deaths were recorded in Italy, with some 12,428 fatalities, followed by Spain with 8,189 and France with 3,523.

(Published in arrangement with PTI.)