New Delhi (NVI): The novel coronavirus has killed almost half a million people in seven months, more than 5 million people have recovered. The total number of coronavirus cases exceeded 1.01 billion, according to John Hopkins University tally.
In the US, more than 40,000 new Covid-19 cases were reported. With this the total number of infections have surpassed 2.5 million witht he death toll exceeding 1,25,000 in the country. Yet only two US states are reporting a decline in new coronavirus cases
The number of cases in Latin America has tripled in the past month, surpassing 2 million infections, the Pan American Health Organization said.
Peru now has the sixth-highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases globally. The country reported 3,430 new cases, taking the tally to 2,79,419. That’s higher than the total numbers reported by Spain and Italy. The country also reported 181 new deaths, for a total of 9,317.
In South Africa, the total number of coronavirus cases have reached nearly 1,38,000. The current surge of COVID-19 cases is expected to dramatically increase in the coming weeks and press the country’s hospitals to the limit, according to the Health Ministry.
China has imposed a strict lockdown on some 500,000 people near Beijing to contain a new coronavirus outbreak.
Meanwhile, Italy registered the lowest number of daily deaths since March 1.
-CHK
