A total of 202,994 people have died worldwide since the epidemic surfaced in China in December, according to an AFP tally on Sunday morning.
In total, more than 2.9 million cases have now been reported in 193 countries or territories. The US remains the worst-hit single country with more than 53,000 fatalities.
It is followed by Italy with around 26,000, France and Spain with over 22,000 each, and the UK which has passed 20,000 deaths.
While new reported cases appear to have plateaued at about 80,000 a day, the world remains in wait as companies and governments race to develop treatments and, eventually, a vaccine for the virus.