AFP statistics: 458 million people in the world have been confirmed 309296 people died of the disease

(AFP, Paris, 16) – as of 19:00 GMT (3:00 a.m. on Taiwan’s 17th), at least 309296 people died of 2019 coronavirus disease (covid-19) in the world, according to official data compiled by AFP. According to Agence France Presse, the epidemic has hit 196 countries and regions in the world. At least 4.58836 people have been infected with the disease, of which at least 1.6188 million are believed to have recovered. AFP collected data from national authorities and the World Health Organization (who) to make statistics, but the above figures may only reflect a part of the actual total number of infections, because many countries only detect serious cases. In the past 24 hours, the United States has reported the largest single day death toll in the world, 1247 in total, followed by 824 in Brazil and 468 in Britain.