The novel coronovirus epidemic has killed at least 2,355,410 people worldwide since the WHO’s office in China reported the onset of the disease, according to a report set by the AFP on Thursday at 11:00 GMT Thursday, quoting official sources .

More than 107,302,760 cases of infection have been officially diagnosed since the onset of the epidemic, of which at least 66,581,600 are now considered cured.

The figures are based on daily reports of health officials in each country and exclude ex post modifications by statistical agencies such as Russia, Spain and the United Kingdom.

On Wednesday, 13,683 new deaths and 440,911 new cases were reported worldwide.

The countries that have recorded the most new deaths in their latest reports are 3,266 new deaths, Brazil (1,330) and Mexico (1,328).

According to Johns Hopkins University calculations, the United States is the most affected country in both deaths and cases, with 471,575 deaths in 27,287,341 recorded cases.

After the United States, the most affected countries are Brazil with 234,850 deaths and 9,659,167 cases, Mexico with 169,760 deaths (1,957,889 cases), India with 155,360 deaths (10,879,294 cases), and the United Kingdom with 114,851 deaths (3,985,161 cases). Huh.

Among the most hit countries, Belgium is the one with the highest number of deaths in relation to its population, with 186 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Slovenia (177), United Kingdom (169), Czech Republic (166) and Italy. (153).

In Europe, a total of 790,287 deaths occurred in 35,065,497 cases on Thursday at 11:00 am. GMT, 628,443 deaths (19,821,304 cases) in Latin America and the Caribbean, 492,525 deaths (28,101,323 cases) in the United States and Canada, 246,307 deaths (15,575,802 cases) in Asia, 100,065 deaths (4,999,244 cases), Africa 96,784 deaths (3,707,759 cases). , And Oceania 945 deaths (31,837 cases).

The number of tests conducted since the onset of the epidemic has steadily increased and screening and tracing techniques have improved, leading to an increase in declared contaminants.

The number of cases diagnosed, however, reflects only a fraction of the actual total fraction of contamination, with a large proportion of cases less severe or asymptomatic, which is still not low.

The assessment was done using data collected by AFP offices from information from competent national authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO).

The figures for the 24-hour increase may not correspond to those published a day earlier, due to improvements made by the authorities or late publication of the figures.

(With AFP)

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