Coronavirus in the US: Death toll passes 5,000

The coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the world, claiming thousands of lives every day. The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States has surpassed 5,000. The situation in France and Spain remains critical.

The number of people infected and killed by the coronavirus and COVID-19 continues to increase rapidly across the world.

On Thursday morning, April 2, the German Channel 1 news site reported that the death toll in the United States had exceeded 5,100, citing Johns Hopkins University.

About 2,000 of the coronavirus victims are said to have been from New York. According to CNN, 900 people died from the virus in the United States on Wednesday alone, a record number.

It was also announced that more than 215,000 people have been infected with the new coronavirus so far, making the United States the epicenter of the spread of the virus in the world.

In light of this critical trend, US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, March 31, that the restrictions imposed in the United States would be extended for another two weeks.

Despite these measures, US government officials believe that between 100,000 and 240,000 people in the country will die as a result of the coronavirus epidemic.

Trump himself spoke of a "war against a deadly virus" and stated that difficult days await American citizens in the coming weeks.

The US President said at a press conference at the White House on Wednesday evening, April 1: "I know that every American has done their patriotic duty and will help us achieve absolute victory [over Corona]."

Trump also said his administration is considering imposing travel restrictions within the United States itself.

More than 4,000 victims in France

The coronavirus crisis is also serious in France. Jerome Salomon, the director of the French General Health Directorate, announced that the death toll from the coronavirus in the country has exceeded 4,000.

He said that in just 24 hours (Wednesday, April 1), more than five hundred people have been added to the number of victims of Covid-19.

Reuters news agency reported, citing French government sources, that the official death toll is likely to rise.

Currently, the official death toll only includes those who have died in hospitals from the coronavirus, but it is now expected to include those who have died in nursing homes.

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 57,000 people have been identified with the coronavirus across France.

The surge in cases has put hospitals in Paris and the surrounding area under severe strain, with those in critical condition being transferred to hospitals in other parts of France and also to hospitals in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

The crisis in Spain continues.

Due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus in the country, the Spanish government imposed severe restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Despite this effort, the critical situation in the country continues, and the number of people infected and dead from the coronavirus in Spain is increasing dramatically.

Spanish authorities announced that 864 people died from the coronavirus on Wednesday alone (April 1), marking the fifth consecutive day that the daily death toll in Spain has exceeded 800.

According to the latest official figures, more than 9,300 people have died in Spain from the coronavirus, with the total number of cases in the country exceeding 104,000.

Source: DW