WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) – According to US experts, more than half a million people worldwide have already been proven to be infected with the corona virus. Around more than 510,000 people
Such an infection has been confirmed around the world, according to a survey by the American Johns Hopkins University on Thursday. Around 23,000 people have since died
proven in the novel lung disease Covid-19. The virus recently spread rapidly: According to the US University, the number of infections known worldwide had only started on
Break through the 300,000 mark on Saturday, then the 400,000 mark on Tuesday.
The website of the US researchers is updated regularly with incoming data and therefore usually shows a higher level than the official figures of the World Health Organization (WHO).
The pandemic broke out in China at the end of last year and spread from there worldwide. The number of reported infections in China is international with almost 82,000 cases
currently the highest, but the spread of the virus has slowed down there. China has recorded around 3,300 deaths from the virus, according to the US experts.
The focus of the crisis has now shifted: Italy has been hit particularly hard with more than 80,000 reported cases of infection and more than 8100 deaths.
The US ranks third, where the number of infections has skyrocketed recently. According to Johns Hopkins University, there are now around 75,000 cases and
more than 1000 dead from the virus./jac/DP/fba
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