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The difficult count of coronavirus deaths

Cross marking the graves of people who died in Covid-19 but whose bodies were not claimed, in the Maggiore cemetery in Milan, April 23, 2020. (AFP)

The daily counting of the Covid-19's deaths, the official number of which has exceeded 200,000, is a delicate exercise, the collection of data in real time being only fragmented and the methods varying depending on the country.

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