The United States, now the pandemic's epicentre, became the first country to record more than 2,000 virus deaths in one day. By AFPMore by this AuthorROME,The global coronavirus death toll topped 100,000 Friday as Easter celebrations around the world kicked off in near-empty churches with billions of people stuck indoors to halt the pandemic's deadly march. More than 1.6 million people have been infected globally and the death toll hit 100,859 on Friday -- with nearly 70 percent of fatal cases in hard-hit Europe. France reported nearly 1,000 new deaths Friday, but the number of patients in intensive care fell for the second straight day. Britain's toll climbed too, with 980 new deaths, and the government resisted calls to ease lockdown measures.

Source: Daily Nation April 11, 2020 01:30 UTC