COVID-19: 80 Lakh Cases, 4.35 Lakh Deaths Reported Worldwide So Far

NEW DELHI: More than eight million cases of the Novel Coronavirus have been confirmed worldwide including 4,35,662 fatalities. According to Johns Hopkins University, a total of 80,05,294 COVID-19 cases have been reported from across 188 countries.

The number of confirmed cases has doubled since May 10, as 10 lakh new cases have been detected in the last eight days.

With over 21 lakh cases and over one lakh 18 thousand deaths, the US continues with the world’s highest number of COVID-19 infections and fatalities.

In terms of cases, Brazil comes in second place with around nine lakh infections.

Regarding fatalities, Brazil has overtaken the United Kingdom in the second position with over 43,000 COVID-19 deaths.

This was followed by Russia, India, the UK and Spain.

That likely represents only a fraction of the real number of infections because most countries are only testing the most serious cases or only have a limited testing capacity.

In China, the official death toll is some 4,600 from about 84,000 confirmed cases, although critics have questioned whether the country’s official numbers can be trusted.

WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus has warned countries need to “stay alert to the possibility of resurgence” as new clusters of cases emerge in Beijing and more than 100,000 cases of coronavirus are reported across the world every day.

Globally, the average number of daily new confirmed cases in June has settled at a higher level than in May.

However, David Heymann at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine says deaths, rather than cases, are the gold standard for measuring transmission, despite reflecting events around two to four weeks ago.

Unlike cases, global daily deaths are relatively static, averaging 4295 in June so far, versus 4619 in May.

The outbreak was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March. This is when an infectious disease is passing easily from person to person in many parts of the world at the same time.

The WHO has warned that the pandemic is a long way from being over and says people should be prepared for new outbreaks, especially in areas where lockdowns are eased.

from League of India