More than 1.8 million dead, 83 million infected by coronavirus

The new coronavirus has killed at least 1,818,946 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a count from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT (7 p.m. Philippine time) on Friday.

At least 83,381,330 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Of these, at least 52,534,200 are now considered recovered.

These figures are based on the daily tolls provided by the health authorities of each country and exclude subsequent reassessments by statistical agencies, as has occurred in Russia, Spain and Great Britain.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the number of tests performed has increased considerably, while testing and reporting techniques have improved, leading to an increase in reported cases.

However, the number of diagnosed cases is only a part of the true total number of infections, as a significant number of less severe or asymptomatic cases always go unnoticed.

On Thursday, there were 13,629 new deaths and 728,621 new cases worldwide.

According to the latest reports, the countries with the most new deaths were the United States with 3,426, followed by Brazil with 1,074 and the United Kingdom with 964.

The United States is the most affected country with 345,844 deaths out of 19,974,883 cases. At least 6,298,082 people have been declared recovered.

After the US, the most affected countries are Brazil with 194,949 deaths out of 7,675,973 cases, India with 148,994 deaths out of 10,286,709 cases, Mexico with 125,807 deaths out of 1,426,094 cases, and Italy with 74,159 deaths out of 2,107,166 cases.

The country with the highest number of deaths compared to its population is Belgium with 168 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Slovenia with 130, Bosnia-Herzegovina with 123, Italy 123 and the Republic of North Macedonia 120.

Europe in general has 574,012 deaths out of 26,569,711 cases, Latin America and the Caribbean 507,687 deaths out of 15,569,105 infections, and the United States and Canada 361,440 deaths out of 20,554,203 cases.

Asia has reported 219,371 deaths out of 13,905,767 cases, the Middle East 90,031 deaths out of 3,992,072 cases, Africa 65,460 deaths out of 2,759,404 cases, and Oceania 945 deaths out of 31,068 cases.

As a result of corrections by national authorities or late release of data, the updated figures over the last 24 hours may not exactly match the previous day’s counts.

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