At least 76,457 people have died around the world, nearly three-quarters of them in Europe, since the virus emerged in China in December, according to a worldometers.info tally based on official sources, report agencies.
The pandemic has killed more than 53,928 people in Europe, including 16,523 in Italy, 13,798 in Spain, 8,911 in France and 5,373 in Britain.
The United States' death toll tops 10,993 with at least 368,449 confirmed infections, the highest caseload in the world.
More than 1.36 million cases have been officially recorded around the world, a toll that represents only a fraction of the actual number of infections.
The number of daily deaths in Spain shot up to 743 on Tuesday, after France on Monday recorded a new surge of 833 fatalities and Italy saw its death toll rise after days of dropping.
Spain health ministry emphasises the rise is due to weekend deaths being tallied and that the overall "downward trend" is continuing.
The French government warns confinement rules that came into force March 17 will remain in place as long as necessary as the country has not reached the peak of the epidemic.
It reports 833 more deaths in 24 hours, the highest daily death toll so far.
New research showed Britain's toll on a steeper trajectory than other nations and predicted as many as 66,000 deaths there by July, far more than Italy.
In South Asia, Number of infections increased to 4911 with 137 deaths in India, Pakistan reported 55 deaths and 4005 cases, Afghan toll rose to 14 with 423 cases while Sri Lanka reported 185 infections with six deaths.
The EU is to put up 15 billion euros ($16.4 billion) to help poor countries around the world fight the coronavirus epidemic, the bloc's chief announced Tuesday.
European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen said the money would help countries with weak healthcare systems tackle the impact of COVID-19 and also aid with long-term economic recovery.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was battling the coronavirus in intensive care on Tuesday, raising serious concerns about his health.
"The prime minister has been stable overnight and remains in good spirits," his official spokesman told reporters at a daily briefing.
China reported no new coronavirus deaths for the first time since it started publishing figures in January, just a day before it will lift curbs on travel out of the contagion's epicentre city of Wuhan.
The heads of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and World Customs Organization (WCO) have pledged to work together to facilitate trade in essential goods such as medical supplies, food and energy.
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