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During the last day in the world, 338 799 people were infected with coronavirus
WHO experts believe that around 10% of the world’s population is sick. Considering that about 7,800 million people live on the planet, we can speak of 780 million infected.
The World Health Organization recorded a record increase in coronavirus cases per day in the world: 338,799 people, which became a new record for the entire time of the pandemic. This was announced on Thursday, October 8, on the website of the World Health Organization (WHO).
So, according to the WHO, the largest number of new cases was registered in the American continent, where 122,715 people were infected per day. Then comes Europe, where 96.9 thousand new cases were registered. In third place is Southeast Asia, in this region 89.6 thousand infected were detected, according to the WHO.
The WHO recorded the previous record on October 4. Then the number of new cases of coronavirus infection per day increased by 330 thousand people. The leaders in the number of newly infected were the same regions.
The total number of cases in the world, according to the organization’s statistics, is 36,002 million At the same time, according to Johns Hopkins University, 36,337,110 people have already fallen ill with COVID-19 in the world.
Previously, the WHO suggested that the number of COVID-19 victims could double. The world has recorded nearly a million deaths from the coronavirus, but the death toll could reach 2 million, the organization said.
Furthermore, the WHO indicated that COVID fakes can be as dangerous as the virus. Many people have hurt themselves due to false information about the coronavirus, the organization explained.
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