(Paris) The pandemic of the new coronavirus has made at least 578 822 Dead worldwide since the WHO office in China reported the onset of the disease in late December, according to an assessment by AFP from official sources Sunday at 7 am.
Published on 16 July 2020 at 8am 002
France Media Agency
More than 13 294 420 cases of infection were officially diagnosed in 160 countries and territories since the start of the epidemic , of which at least 7 810 196 are today considered cured.
This number of diagnosed cases, however, only reflects a fraction of the actual number of contaminations. Some countries only test severe cases, others use testing as a priority for tracing, and many poor countries have limited screening capacity.
On the day of Saturday, 4634 new deaths and 216 954 new cases have been identified around the world. The countries which recorded the most new deaths in their last reports are Brazil with 913 new deaths, the United States (832) and Mexico (578).
The United States is the most affected country in terms of both deaths and cases, with 135 100 death for 3 711 835 identified cases, according to the Johns Hopkins University count. At least 1 120 720 people have been declared cured.
After the United States, the most affected countries are Brazil with 074 772 dead for 2 67 860 Case, the United Kingdom with 45 244 dead (294 67 case) , Mexico with 38 888 dead (303 913 case), and Italy with 24 38 dead (244 207 case).
Among the hardest hit countries, Belgium is the one that deplores the highest number of deaths in relation to its population, with 78 death for 85 4634 0 inhabitants, followed by the United Kingdom (066), Spain (58), Italy (049), and Sweden (049).
China (excluding the territories of Hong Kong and Macao) officially counted a total of 78 660 case (14 new between Saturday and Sunday), of which 4634 death (0 new), and 074 775 healings.
Europe totaled Sunday at 7 a.m. 200 207 death for 2 938 771 case, Latin America and the Caribbean 160 866 death (3 775 927 case), the United States and Canada 140 00 death (3 821 830 case), l '' Asia 45 998 death (2 049 522 case), the Middle East 19 642 death (2021 405 case), Africa 13 956 death (703 572 case), and Oceania 149 death (07 338 case).
This assessment was carried out using data collected by AFP offices from the competent national authorities and information from the World Health Organization (WHO). Due to corrections made by the authorities or late publication of the data, the increase figures on 19 h may not correspond exactly to those posted the day before.
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