It took fewer than 100 days since China reported the first Coronavirus death in January for the confirmed coronavirus death toll to hit 100,000 worldwide.
AFP via Getty ImagesThe global tally for confirmed coronavirus fatalities hit the 100,000 marker Friday afternoon, as the total case number passed 1.6 million, according toSince Wuhan, China—believed to be where the virus originated—reported the first death in early January, it took 83 days to report the first 50,000 deaths and little more than a week for the confirmed count toThe 100,000 reported deaths out of 1.
Countries like Spain and Italy have seen a higher death rate than other countries, in part because they have
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