Coronavirus Worldwide: 4.9mn People Infected, 323K Dead

By Staff, Agencies

There have now been some 4,900,356 confirmed cases of infection with the new coronavirus globally, and 323,345 people have lost their lives, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Some 1,959,137 people have also recovered from the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus [COVID-19] around the world.

The first three countries on the list are the United States, Russia, and Spain, although the US stands apart by far.

Venezuela has imposed new curfews in several towns along its borders with Colombia and Brazil after an increase in the number of coronavirus cases.

The number of cases and deaths registered in a single day in Brazil reached a record on Tuesday.

Brazil confirmed a staggering 17,408 cases in the last 24 hours and a record 1,179 deaths.

This week, Brazil overtook the United Kingdom to become the country with the fourth-highest number of confirmed coronavirus infections.

With a population of more than 209 million, the country has the most COVID-19 cases in Latin America.

Meanwhile, there have been fewer than 3,000 COVID-19 deaths from the 88,000 cases of the disease registered throughout the African continent, relatively low numbers compared to the over 323,000 deaths worldwide.

Estonia has begun testing one of the world’s first digital immunity passports in an attempt to seek a safer return to workplaces following the coronavirus lockdown.