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As of Friday, South Africa has registered a total of 657,627 Covid-19 cases, with 2,055 new cases identified. The country has also recorded 85 new deaths from Covid-19: 5 in Eastern Cae, 9 in KwaZulu-Natal, 62 in Gauteng, 7 in the Western Cape and 2 in the Northern Cape. This brings the total number of Covid-19 deaths to 15,857.
“We extend our condolences to the loved ones of the deceased and we thank the healthcare workers who treated the deceased patients. Our recoveries now stand at 586,844, which translates to a recovery rate of 89.2%, ”said Health Minister Zweli Mkhize.
Today marks another milestone in SA’s fight against # COVID-19. The cumulative number of tests performed to date has exceeded four million! pic.twitter.com/KyNSbJEHEb
– Department of Health: COVID-19 (@ COVID_19_ZA) September 18, 2020
One week in Covid-19: infections increase, especially in Europe
As the number of infections increases around the world, and especially in Europe, here is a weekly summary of developments in the coronavirus crisis.
– Most new cases –
After stabilizing, the pandemic accelerated sharply this week, with 286,000 new cases registered on average per day worldwide, an increase of eight percent from the previous seven-day period.
In line with recent weeks, the infection rate is the fastest growing in Europe, 16 percent compared to the previous week. The number of new daily cases has tripled in Europe since the beginning of July, to 47,300 this week, compared to 15,000.
There has also been a jump in the Middle East, with 13 percent more and the United States and Canada with 11 percent, Asia (seven percent) and Latin America and the Caribbean (three percent). However, the number of cases continues to decline in Oceania (-20 percent) and in Africa (-7 percent).
The number of confirmed cases only reflects a fraction of the actual number of infections, as different countries have different counting practices and levels of testing.
– Higher increases –
The Czech Republic is the country in which the number of infections is increasing the most, 65 percent more or 1,300 new cases on average per day, among the countries that have registered more than 1,000 new daily cases on average during the last week.
It is followed by the Netherlands with 52 percent more, or 1,200 cases per day, Israel (37 percent, 3,950), the Philippines (33 percent, 3,900), Great Britain (32 percent, 3,400), Nepal (20 percent). 1,300 percent) and Iran (20 percent, 2,500).
– Larger drops –
At the other end of the spectrum, the largest declines are in Ethiopia, (-41 percent, 600 new cases per day), Costa Rica (-20 percent, 1,000), Venezuela (-19 percent, 900), Bangladesh , (-15 percent, 1,600) and Mexico (-10 percent, 4,500).
– By region –
India, the United States and Brazil are the three countries that have registered the highest number of new infections in the last seven days, with 93,200, 39,300 and 31,000 new cases per day on average, according to an AFP balance on Friday at 1100 GMT. .
Things are getting worse in all three countries with an increase of seven percent in India and 10 percent in both the United States and Brazil.
It is followed by Argentina with 11,100 cases, Spain 10,200, France 8,800, Colombia 7,000 and Peru, 5,8000.
– Deceased –
India has recorded the highest number of deaths over the past week with 1,160 per day on average, ahead of the United States (840), Brazil (770), Mexico (360), Argentina (220), Colombia (200) and Iran ( 140). .
Globally, the number of daily deaths has dropped during the week by 10 percent, to 5,200 per day.
– Global toll –
The pandemic has killed at least 946,727 people worldwide since the end of December, for more than 30.2 million confirmed infections. The United States remains the country that mourns the most deaths with at least 197,655. It is followed by Brazil with 134,935, India (84,372), Mexico (72,179) and Great Britain (41,705).
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