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Over 3 million infected with COVID-19

reporter 1222 — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:38:35 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – More than three million people around the world have now been confirmed infected with the new coronavirus, and have COVID-19, according to data compiled by Worldometers.

As of Monday (April 27), 3,006,232 cases who are infected with COVID-19 were reported around the world, of whom 207,265 have died, while 883,238 have recovered.

Most cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in the USA with 987,322 cases. Spain, Italy, and France stand next with 226,629, 197,675, and 162,100 cases respectively.

The US has also registered the highest fatality rate with 55,415 cases followed by Italy with 26,664 and Spain with 23,190 deaths.

In the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the epidemic was in the winter, not a single patient with this disease was left in hospitals, and the city itself was already opened for entry and exit.

Iran also announced that some 91,472 of patients have so far tested positive with the virus in the country, of whom 70,933 have recovered and a total of 5,806 have lost their lives.

Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour made the announcement on Monday that 70,933 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease in the country.

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Global coronavirus: 82,000 died as 1.5mn tests positive

reporter 1222 — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 05:58:15 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – As the global update says, the number of people diagnosed with the coronavirus now exceeds 1.4 million. More than 82,500 people have died while nearly 302,300 have recovered, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

According to the latest global reports on Wednesday, 1,431,973 people across the world have been infected by COVID-19, some 82,085 have lost their lives to the coronavirus and 302,209 have recovered.

The US on Tuesday reported more than 1,800 coronavirus-related fatalities, a new one-day high. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the US has reached 400,540, with a total death toll of 12,857.

Meanwhile, Spain on Tuesday recorded a slight increase in the daily death toll for the first time in five days, with 743 people succumbing overnight.

The COVID-19 death toll in Italy has surpassed 17,000 from more than 135,009 coronavirus cases, according to the latest reports.

France has become the fourth country to register more than 10,000 deaths due to coronavirus, while New York reported 731 new fatalities, the highest overnight jump since the beginning of the outbreak.

The death toll from the new coronavirus in Germany has climbed to 2,016 on Tuesday while the number of infections is 107,663, according to figures released by local authorities.

China reported 62 new cases on Wednesday. In China, the total number of cases to date rose to 81,802, while the cumulative death toll increased to 3,333.

Iran has also been hit hard by the coronavirus. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Iran has reached 62,589, while 27,039 have recovered from the disease.

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Pandemic spreading, death toll rising

reporter 1222 — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 03:54:10 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The novel coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 1.2 million people and its death toll has risen more than 65,000 worldwide in just three months, according to the US Johns Hopkins University, CNN reported.

Pope Francis appealed Sunday for courage in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and the rising death toll.

Pope Francis, who himself has been tested twice for the new coronavirus, delivered Palm Sunday mass by Livestream with Saint Peter’s Square empty of the usual huge crowds, according to AFP.

“Today, in the tragedy of a pandemic, in the face of the many false securities that have now crumbled, in the face of so many hopes betrayed, in the sense of abandonment that weighs upon our hearts, Jesus says to each one of us: ‘Courage, open your heart to my love’,” he said.

Over 45,000 global deaths have been in Europe, with Britain reporting a new daily high in fatalities, taking the overall toll to 4,300 out of nearly 42,000 cases.

“I hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. And those who come after us will say that the Britons of this generation were as strong as any,” the 93-year-old monarch will say, according to extracts from a Sunday speech by Queen Elizabeth, which was released by Buckingham Palace, a Reuters report said.

“That the attributes of self-discipline, of quiet good-humored resolve and of fellow-feeling still characterize this country.”

US President Donald Trump had already warned Americans to brace for a “very horrendous” number of deaths in the coming days, as the number of confirmed cases there surged past 300,000 – the highest in the world.

The death march of the virus has left about half the planet confined to their homes, drastically altering life for billions of people and plunging the global economy into a deep recession.

The virus is also putting massive pressure on healthcare services in nations both rich and poor which are struggling to find enough staff and equipment.

Despite Trump’s bleak warning for the US, there were glimmers of hope in hard-hit Italy, ground zero for COVID-19 in Europe, and in Spain.

Italy, which has registered over 15,000 deaths, cheered after seeing the number of intensive care virus cases drop for the first time on Saturday.

Even some of the most cautious Italian health officials seized on the figures as evidence that the tide may be turning in the deadliest disaster the country has faced since World War II.

Spain, which is under a near-total lockdown, saw a third successive daily fall in coronavirus-related deaths with 647 fatalities, taking its total to over 12,400.

Although the number of new cases also slowed, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced an extension of a lockdown until April 25.

Governments have rolled out massive, unprecedented stimulus programs to ease the pain, but economists have warned that the crisis could worsen poverty levels with millions of jobs lost.

Poor economies are struggling with charities and volunteers rallying to provide food to the needy.

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Coronavirus new cases in 24 hours: 85,230

reporter 1222 — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 08:03:22 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – In the past 24 hours, countries around the world have reported a total of 85,230 new cases of coronavirus, which brings the total number of infections since its outbreak to 1,203,090.

According to the latest reports, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the world since its outbreak in Wuhan, China, now stands at 1,203,090, of whom 64,743 have died and 246,753 have recovered.

206 countries and territories around the world and 2 international conveyances have been reporting new cases of coronavirus infection since then.

The United States has the highest number of reported infections, recording 278 new cases in the past 24 hours, which brings the total number of cases in the country to 311,635, of whom 8,454 have lost their lives to the virus.

Italy has the highest total death toll, with 15,362 dying of the disease there, followed by Spain at 11,947. The number of infected cases in the two countries stands at 124,632 and 126,168, respectively.

Germany (96,092), France (89,953), and China (81,669), where the virus originated, are the next countries with the highest number of infections.

Following that is Iran, with the total infection cases at 55,743, of whom 3,452 have died and 19,736 recovered as of Saturday.

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Global COVID-19 updates: 664,103 confirmed cases, 30,883 deaths

reporter 1222 — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 10:20:03 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – According to the latest global reports, the number of cases of the novel coronavirus, aka COVID-19, has risen to over 664,103 worldwide, with the death rate rising to 30,883 so far.

As of Sunday morning, Global deaths from the COVID-19 have surpassed 30,000, with more than 10,000 of those in Italy.

More people have died in Italy from exposure to the fast-spreading coronavirus than anywhere else in the world. As of March 29, at least 10,023 people have died, according to Italy’s health ministry.

Spain’s death toll from the coronavirus pandemic jumped to 5,982 on Sunday, with 832 patients dying in the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry.

The US has the most confirmed cases worldwide, surpassing China and Italy. The number of people infected with the virus in the United States hit more than 123,700, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally, with deaths surpassing 2,200.

The total number of people who have died as a result of COVID-19 in China now stands at 3,300. The number of cases also continues to rise, hitting more than 81,400.

Based on the latest reports by Iran’s Health Ministry on Saturday, the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Iran has risen to 2,517 with 35,408 confirmed cases.

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