Coronavirus worldwide death toll exceeds 13,000
11:08, 22/03/2020, SundayU: Update: 11:20, 22/03/2020, Sunday
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File photo: A municipal worker cleans the streets and facades in the Chorrillos neighborhood as Peru's government considers extending the days of the state of emergency and curfew to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Lima, Peru March 21, 2020
Italy announces death toll of 4,825, followed by China with 3,265 and Iran with 1,556
The worldwide death toll from coronavirus on Sunday topped 13,000, while the number of confirmed cases also rose to nearly 307,300, according to U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.
The country with the greatest loss of life due to coronavirus is Italy, where 4,825 people have so far died, after eclipsing China earlier this week.
Mainland China, where the outbreak started last December, was second, with a total of 3,265 lives lost.
Iran had the third-highest death toll, with 1,556.
A total of 92,376 people have recovered from the virus so far, while COVID-19 has spread to 171 countries.
Turkey currently has 947 confirmed cases, and the death toll stands at 21.
Despite the rising number of cases, most people who contract the virus suffer only mild symptoms before making a recovery.