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The new coronavirus pandemic has caused at least 1,827,565 dead in the world since the WHO office in China reported the appearance of the disease in December 2019, according to a balance established from official sources.
Since the beginning of the epidemic more than 83,906,690 people contracted the disease. Of these, at least 53,756,600 were recovered, according to authorities.
The figures are based on the reports communicated daily by the health authorities of each country and exclude the corrections made a posteriori by the different organizations, such as in Russia, Spain or the United Kingdom.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the number of tests carried out increased considerably and tracking techniques improved, causing an increase in reported infections. However, the number of diagnosed cases it only reflects a part of all infections, less severe or asymptomatic cases remain undetected.
On Friday, 9,661 new deaths and 555,864 infections were registered in the world. The countries that registered the most deaths according to the latest official balances are The United States with 2,271, Mexico (700) and the United Kingdom (613).
The number of deaths in the United States amounts to 347,865 with 20,136,182 infections.
After the United States, the countries with the most fatalities are Brazil, with 195,411 deaths and 7,700,578 cases, India, with 149,218 deaths (10,305,788 cases), Mexico, with 126,507 deaths (1,437,185 cases), and Italy, with 74,621 deaths (2,129,376 cases).
Among the hardest hit countries, Belgium records the highest mortality rate, with 169 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Slovenia (131), Bosnia (125), Italy (123) and North Macedonia (120).
On Saturday and since the beginning of the epidemic, Europe added 577,421 deaths (26,780,200 infections), Latin America and the Caribbean 509,332 (15,631,581), the United States and Canada 363,471 (20,718,886), Asia 220,019 (13,946,361 ), Middle East 90,239 (4,012,049), Africa 66,138 (2,786,532), and Oceania 945 (31,087).
This balance was made using data from national authorities and with information from the World Health Organization (WHO). Due to corrections by the authorities or late release of the data, the increase in the 24-hour published figures may not exactly match the previous day’s numbers.
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