New Covid facts

Summary of latest Covid 19 facts

Facts

1. The number of confirmed cases since the outbreak began approaches 5m
2. The true number of infections is likely to be far higher, with many unrecorded or undiagnosed
3. The number of people with Covid-19 who have died is 328,079
4. Figures from the World Health Organization show the biggest daily increase in infections yet, with 106,000 reported over the last 24 hours.WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus revealed that almost two thirds of this number was reported in just four countries.

Ghebreyesus warned the world still had "a long way to go in this pandemic".

Despite this, a number of countries, including the US, have already begun to loosen lockdown restrictions. The US remains the worst-hit country, with more than 1.5m cases and 93,000 deaths so far.

In spite of the fact the United States' death toll passes 93,000, all 50 US states have partially reopened after a two-month shutdown. But wide discrepancies remain between states in terms of infection rates and the pace of their economic restart.

Countrywide, the US is seeing an overall downward trend in new cases and deaths over time.

Some of the hardest-hit areas, including New York, New Jersey and Washington state are now showing the sharpest declines, while majority of states have reached plateaus.  Still, states like Arizona and North Carolina continue to report increases.

 

Canada has 80,142 documented cases and 6,031 deaths. New cases have declined dramatically. All provinces are re-opening in a slow step by step process. The hardest hit provinces were Ontario and Quebec. They also have the densest population

 

The number of people that have been infected with the virus worldwide has now reached just shy of 5 million. The global number now stands at 4,995,127, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, which has been keeping track throughout the crisis. However, with many cases going unrecorded or undiagnosed, the true number of infections is likely to be far higher.

 

Here's a quick breakdown of the countries with the highest number of cases:

• US - 1.5 million
• Russia - 308,705
• Brazil - 291,579
• UK - 249,619
• Spain - 232,555

The worldwide death toll now stands at 328,079.

 

It's too soon to celebrate...too soon to rush out and do all those things you've been dying to do.... and in most cases too soon to go back to work. And it's far too soon to stop social distancing, or wearing your masks or to stop using hand sanitizer, frequently. Take it slow and easy and stay safe. 💗