Iran Press/ Europe: Worldwide, more than 2,289,500 people have tested positive for the highly contagious virus.
Europe accounts for a total of 100,510 deaths -- nearly two-thirds of the 157,539 fatalities worldwide, according to an AFP tally, while nearly a quarter of deaths have come in the United States.
The United States has the highest caseload of any country, with more than 734,000 confirmed infections, and by Saturday had lost 38,664 people to the virus, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.
As Americans and others around the world chafe after weeks under shelter-at-home orders, rising resentment erupted this week, AFP reported.
Demonstrations Saturday at the capitols of states including Texas, Maryland, New Hampshire, and Ohio drew hundreds of people, many waving American flags and some carrying arms, demanding a quick end to state-ordered confinement.
The spreading anti-lockdown movement drew encouragement Friday from Trump, who tweeted that three states should be "liberated" from the stay-home orders.
Trump has called for a rapid return to normality to limit the devastating damage to the US economy -- while largely leaving the final decision on easing lockdowns to state officials.
Stay-at-home orders have been enforced in Italy and Spain, still the hardest-hit countries in Europe, with 23,227 and 20,043 fatalities respectively, followed by France with 19,323 deaths. Britain's overall death toll is officially 15,464.
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