Covid-19 death toll tops 1.5 million in Europe

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More than 1.5 million people have died from Covid-19 in Europe since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, an AFP tally of official data showed on Thursday as a number of countries reintroduce measures to try to stem the spread.

The official death toll stood at 1,500,105 in a combined 52 countries since the first fatality was recorded in the region in Feb, 2020, the data showed.

Medical specialists transport a patient outside a hospital for people infected with the coronavirus disease  in Moscow, Russia on Oct 13, 2021.
Medical specialists transport a patient outside a hospital for people infected with the coronavirus disease in Moscow, Russia on Oct 13, 2021.

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