More than 500,000 people worldwide have died from the new coronavirus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The astonishing milestone was reached when the number of confirmed cases exceeded 10 million worldwide.
It occurred with cases that emerged in parts of the US in recent weeks and with South America emerging as a virus access point.
More than a quarter of the reported coronavirus deaths worldwide have been in the US, where 31 states have seen a jump in cases compared to two weeks ago. The number of new confirmed coronavirus cases across the country reach a record from 45,300 on Friday, an increase of more than 5,000 cases from the previous day.
Approximately a quarter of the confirmed cases in the world have been in the USA.
In Texas and Florida, governors are withdrawing reopening measures in an effort to stop the spread of the virus. The intensive care units in some Texas hospitals are now 100% full, after the state broke hospitalization records for 15 days in a row.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration insists that the virus is under control. At the first briefing by the White House Coronavirus Task Force on almost two months Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that all 50 states are opening safely.
“We have made truly remarkable progress in advancing our nation,” he said.
Approximately 600 deaths in the United States are attributed to the virus each day, a massive decrease from the mid-April peak of 2,000, according to The Associated Press. Overall, more than 125,000 people have died from the virus in the U.S., more than double the number of reported deaths from any other nation.
Coronavirus cases are also on the rise in South America, especially Brazil, which has seen more than 1.2 million confirmed cases and more than 57,000 reported deaths, according to Johns Hopkins data. A model predicts that Brazil will overtake the US in deaths from coronavirus in July.
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Experts have warned that the death toll in Brazil could be much higher than reported. Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli, Andes director of the Washington Office for Latin America (WOLA), told CBS News in mid-June that she would not “trust” the figures reported by the Brazilian government, and blamed President Jair Bolsonaro for your reluctance. act and lack of transparency.
Bolsonaro takes the “award for the most disastrous combination of denial and lack of action,” said Sánchez-Garzoli. The president has continued to resist a national shutdown and has frequently compared the virus to the flu.
Brazil is not alone: Peru, Chile and Mexico have reported more than 200,000 cases of coronavirus. The situation has become so dire that the World Health Organization called South America the new epicenter of the global pandemic in late May.
Other countries have been more successful in containing the virus. In China, the original epicenter of the pandemic, officials did not report new cases May 23. Although there has been a little second sprout Linked to another food market, the nation has accelerated testing and said the quick response is likely to pay off.
In Europe, which was badly affected by the virus in its early months, countries are cautiously reopening. In New Zealand, which maintains strict border restrictions, the virus seems to be largely eradicated.
In total, more than 9.9 million people have contracted the virus, according to Johns Hopkins data.
Audrey McNamara and Christopher Brito contributed reports.
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