100k COVID-19 cases in 3+ months; 200k in 12 days
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported in its latest Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report – 59 that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases the world over has surpassed 200,000, and that it took more than three months to reach the first 100,000, while just 12 days to reach the next 100,000.
The total number of confirmed cases globally now stands at 209, 839, with the increase of 16, 556 being in the 24 hours just before the publication of the report.
The WHO COVID-19 Situation Report No. 59 also reports that seven new areas/countries/territories in four of the six WHO member state regions reported cases in the 24 hours, with three countries/territories/areas being in the African Region, two in the Region of the Americas and one each in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and the European Region.
WHO member states are grouped into six regions: African Region, Region of the Americas, South-East Asia Region, European Region, Eastern Mediterranean Region and Western Pacific Region.
Italy reported the most number of confirmed new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours – 4,207 – followed by the United States – 3551.
In a letter to US President Donald Trump, California Governor Gavin Newsom said more than half of California’s population – 56 percent/ roughly 22.4 million Californians – could contract the virus in the next eight weeks if the state is unable to curb the spread, according to a news report by Politico. Gov. Newsom on Thursday ordered California’s nearly 40 million residents to stay home.
The global death toll from COVID-19 in the 24 hours was 828, taking the total number of deaths globally to 8778.
The European region reported the most number of deaths in the 24 hours – 591. In Europe, Italy reported the most new deaths – 471 – followed by Spain – 107.
Globally, Iran reported the second highest number of deaths in the 24 hours – 147 – followed by the US – 42.
See the full latest WHO report, here.
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