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Just over a week ago, the worldwide death toll linked to the coronavirus stood at 

 — a staggering sum for a virus that was still largely unknown to the world at the start of the year. 

Now, that death toll has nearly doubled and is nearing 100,000 combined deaths from the respiratory disease known as COVID-19. As of Friday morning ET, data compiled by 

 showed the global death toll at just over 97,000 — about 7,000 more, in other words, than the number reported Thursday.

A handful of Western European countries — particularly Italy, the United States, Spain, France and the United Kingdom — so far have felt the brunt of the disease's deadly effects, combining to make up roughly half the global death toll.

 in the world has reported at least one confirmed case of the virus within its borders. That includes some nations with debilitated health infrastructures, such as civil war-ravaged Yemen and Syria, where health authorities and humanitarian activists fear 

 The U.S. has struggled with the world's largest reported outbreak by far — confirmed cases in the hundreds of thousands across the country and more than 5,100 deaths clustered in New York City alone. 

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COVID-19

Colin Dwyer

Author

Just over a week ago, the death toll was roughly half what it is now. Confirmed cases of the coronavirus have been reported in nearly every country across the world.

COVID-19 death toll approaches 100,000 as globe grapples with containment

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