The pandemic of the new coronavirus has killed at least 370,261 people worldwide since its appearance in December in China, according to a report established by AFP from official sources Sunday at 19H00 GMT.
More than 6,113,340 cases of infection have been officially diagnosed in 196 countries and territories since the start of the epidemic, of which at least 2,520,800 are now considered cured.
This number of diagnosed cases, however, only reflects a fraction of the actual number of infections. Some countries only test severe cases, others use testing as a priority for tracing, and many poor countries have only limited screening capacity.
Since the count carried out the previous day at 7:00 p.m. GMT, 3,666 new deaths and 123,415 new cases have been recorded worldwide. The countries with the most new deaths are Brazil with 956 new deaths, the United States (698) and Mexico (364).
The United States, which recorded its first death linked to the coronavirus in early February, is the country most affected in terms of number of deaths and cases, with 104,051 deaths for 1,778,515 cases. At least 416,461 people were declared cured.
After the United States, the most affected countries are the United Kingdom with 38,489 deaths for 274,762 cases, Italy with 33,415 deaths (233,019 cases), Brazil with 28,834 deaths (498,444 cases), and France with 28.802 deaths (188,882 cases).
Among the countries hardest hit, Belgium is the one that deplores the highest number of deaths compared to its population, with 82 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Spain (58), the United Kingdom (57), Italy (55), and France (44).
China (excluding the territories of Hong Kong and Macao), where the epidemic started at the end of December, officially counted a total of 83,001 cases (2 new between Saturday and Sunday), including 4,634 deaths (0 new), and 78,304 cures.
Since Saturday at 7:00 p.m. GMT, Rwanda has announced the first death linked to the virus on its soil.
Europe totaled Sunday at 19:00 GMT 178,080 deaths for 2,151,192 cases, the United States and Canada 111,399 deaths (1,869,442 cases), Latin America and the Caribbean 50,711 deaths (990,972 cases), Asia 16,273 deaths (542,951 cases), the Middle East 9,487 deaths (404,261 cases), Africa 4,179 deaths (145,962 cases), and Oceania 132 deaths (8,565 cases).
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 by authorities or late publication of data, the 24-hour increase figures may not exactly match those published the day before.
New crowds for Bolsonaro, nearly half a million cases in Brazil
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro participated in a rally on Sunday with his supporters, once again defying health standards and rules of social distancing at a time when the country is recording nearly half a million cases of the new coronavirus. The head of state, openly against the containment measures, appeared before the presidential palace in Brasilia, greeting dozens of sympathizers who chanted: “myth, myth, myth”.
While being careful not to touch the hands of his supporters this time, Mr. Bolsonaro, surrounded by his bodyguards, carried two children on his shoulders. He then rode a police horse.
Brazil, 210 million inhabitants, is the fourth country with the most deaths from the new coronavirus as of Saturday with 28,834 deaths, behind the United States (more than 103,000), the United Kingdom (38,489) and the Italy (33,414), according to a report prepared by AFP.
The Latin American giant will soon exceed 500,000 cases of new coronavirus, the second highest figure in the world after the United States which registers around 2 million people infected.
First day without death since March in Sweden
For the first time since March, no deaths from the new coronavirus have been reported in 24 hours in Sweden, authorities said on Sunday. According to official figures, nearly 4,400 deaths have been recorded in the country since March 11 and around 37,500 people have been infected. Many cases have been recorded in nursing and care homes in and around Stockholm.
Unlike other countries, Sweden has not closed its schools. The Swedes had to keep a safe distance and respect the hygiene measures in force.
Virus in Chile: 1,000 dead, 100,000 contaminations
Chile passed Sunday the milestone of 1,000 deaths from Covid-19 and 100,000 contaminations with the new coronavirus, according to the latest official figures. In the past 24 hours, 4,830 new cases of coronavirus have been officially registered in this country of 18 million inhabitants as well as 57 additional deaths, a daily record, announced the Ministry of Health.
In total, since the appearance of the first Covid-19 case in Chile on March 3, 99,688 people have contracted this disease, of which 1,054 have lost their lives.
Most of the patients who have died are elderly people suffering from other pathologies, but the authorities recently pointed out that half of those infected in recent weeks were under 40 years of age and accounted for 12% of hospitalizations.
As of Friday, more than 80% of the contamination was concentrated in the capital of Santiago alone, which has seven million inhabitants.
Latin America has become the main breeding ground for the new coronavirus.
Bangladesh struggles despite record 24-hour death toll
The containment of the population against the new coronavirus was lifted Sunday in Bangladesh, despite the announcement the same day of a record number of deaths and cases of contamination in the past 24 hours. Millions of people have returned to work in the densely populated cities of this South Asian country, whose economy was severely impacted by the Covid-19 crisis.
“The confinement has been lifted and we are almost returning to normal life,” said Health Ministry spokeswoman Nasima Sultana, calling on compatriots returning to their businesses to wear protective masks and observe the rules of distancing. social.
And this while Bangladesh, which has 168 million inhabitants, recorded Sunday its largest daily increase in the number of cases of contamination and deaths due to this disease, respectively 2,545 and 40.
In the capital Dhaka, passengers crowded into trains and car traffic has become dense again.
Some wore gloves and protective masks while, in the long lines that had formed in front of bank branches, customers maintained a space between them.
The measures taken on March 26 to combat the spread of the coronavirus have been gradually eased in recent weeks, with only educational establishments remaining closed.
In total, 47,151 cases of contamination, including 650 fatal, have been officially identified in Bangladesh, even if experts believe that this assessment is much heavier.
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