PARIS, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,268,017 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to official sources compiled on Friday.
At least 200,887,900 cases of coronavirus have been registered. The vast majority have recovered, though some have continued to experience symptoms weeks or even months later.
The figures are based on daily reports provided by health authorities in each country.
On Thursday, 10,424 new deaths and 683,150 new cases were recorded worldwide.
Based on latest reports, the countries with the most new deaths were Indonesia with 1,881 new deaths, followed by Brazil with 1,099 and Russia with 792.
The United States is the worst-affected country with 615,320 deaths from 35,440,509 cases.
After the US, the hardest-hit countries are Brazil with 560,706 deaths from 20,066,587 cases, India with 426,754 deaths from 31,856,757 cases, Mexico with 243,165 deaths from 2,922,663 cases, and Peru with 196,760 deaths from 2,121,061 cases.
Latin America and the Caribbean overall has 1,385,481 deaths from 41,274,711 cases, Europe 1,209,025 deaths from 59,209,754 infections, and Asia 692,129 deaths from 45,752,428 cases.
The United States and Canada has reported 641,954 deaths from 36,875,818 cases, Africa 174,932 deaths from 6,899,576 cases, Middle East 163,068 deaths from 10,785,016 cases, and Oceania 1,428 deaths from 90,603 cases. — NNN-AGENCIES
