Coronavirus Cases Exceed One Million Mark Worldwide
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases identified worldwide has surpassed the one million mark. More than 51,000 people have lost their lives so far. The death toll in the United States reached an unprecedented number within 24 hours.
Within just eight days, the number of coronavirus cases worldwide doubled, rising from 500,000 to over one million.
According to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, released Thursday evening, April 2 (Farvardin 14) local time, more than 51,000 people have died from coronavirus infection and COVID-19 disease; a disease that was unknown just a few months ago.
Experts and researchers believe that the actual number of people infected with this virus and the death toll from COVID-19 is considerably higher.
The figures announced depend on how many people have actually been tested, as no country in the world has sufficient capacity to conduct all necessary tests and examine them in laboratories.
Furthermore, some countries have delayed widespread testing or deliberately rely only on selective testing.
Additionally, people infected with the new coronavirus who have not yet shown symptoms of the disease do not see a need to get tested, as they consider themselves healthy.
Currently, the United States has become the epicenter of coronavirus spread globally. According to Johns Hopkins University, Americans make up 20 percent of all confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide.
The number of coronavirus cases identified in the United States has exceeded 236,000, and more than 5,500 people have died from COVID-19 so far.
Thursday also marked a new record in the United States. According to Johns Hopkins University, 1,169 people died from COVID-19 within just 24 hours; a number that had never been seen before not only in America but anywhere in the world.
Italy and Spain rank second and third after the United States in the number of confirmed cases. Each of these two countries has identified more than 110,000 cases of the new coronavirus so far.
Italy and Spain, however, have witnessed the highest death tolls. According to Johns Hopkins University statistics, by Thursday evening, April 2, more than 13,000 people in Italy and more than 10,000 people in Spain have died from COVID-19.
In Germany, more than 84,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus have been identified so far, and the death toll from this virus stands at 1,074 people. Although Germany ranks fourth in terms of confirmed cases, its death toll relative to the number of cases is relatively low.
Source: DW
