The number of people who have died as a result of the coronavirus pandemic now exceeds 10 , 000 , according to an AFP tally based on official data at 1030 GMT Friday .
In total , 10 , 080 deaths have been reported, most of them in Europe ( 4 , 932 ) and Asia ( 3 ,431 ) . Italy is the worst affected country with 3 ,405 fatalities , followed by China with 3 ,248 , the initial epicentre of the outbreak, and Iran with 1 , 433 .
( AFP )