A quarter of the infections were reported in the United States, where the pandemic continues to spread rapidly. Most of the victims also have to complain to the USA, where more than 125,000 people died. Brazil was in second place with 57,000 deaths, followed by Great Britain with almost 44,000 victims.
Most corona dead in USA
The number of victims in the United States, a country with around 330 million inhabitants, is the highest in absolute numbers worldwide. However, relative to the number of inhabitants, the number of deaths is higher in some European countries. In the US, around 38 people per 100,000 people died, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. In the UK, this figure is rounded at 66, in Italy at 57 and in Sweden at 52, in Germany at 11 and in Austria just over eight.
In the US, the number of new infections has reached a new high since Friday due to the rapid spread of the virus in the southern states. Around 88,000 new infections were reported at the weekend.
Almost 10 million confirmed infections worldwide
The Hopkins University website is updated regularly with incoming data and therefore shows a higher level than the official figures of the World Health Organization (WHO). In some cases, however, the numbers have recently been revised downwards. Experts assume that the number of unreported cases is higher.
According to the WHO, there were 9.84 million known infections and 496,000 deaths by Sunday. The corona virus pandemic started around the turn of the year in China. The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 can trigger the lung disease Covid-19, which can be fatal especially in older or immunocompromised patients.
(Quelle: What / Dpa)
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