Number of Coronavirus deaths rise above 40,000 around the globe

The worldwide number of officially confirmed death from  coronavirus has risen over 40,000, according to a tally compiled by AFP from official sources as of 1900 GMT on Tuesday.

More than 828,240 declared cases have been registered in 186 countries and territories since the pandemic broke out in China in December. Of these cases, at least 164,900 are now considered recovered.

The tallies, using data collected by AFP offices from national authorities and information from the World Health Organization (WHO), probably reflect only a fraction of the actual number of infections.