COVID-19 deaths in Europe pass 900,000: report

An actor Tomas Novotny secures an empty coffin at a training cemetery as a part of his re-qualification procedure amid the coronavirus pandemic in Prague March 9, 2021. (Reuters)
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Updated 16 March 2021
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COVID-19 deaths in Europe pass 900,000: report

PARIS: The number of deaths from Covid-19 across Europe passed 900,000 on Tuesday, according to an AFP tally of official figures provided by health authorities.
As of 0845 GMT, 52 countries and territories of the region — which includes Russia and Turkey — had officially registered 900,185 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic in December 2019.