Coronavirus Pandemic – The World Faces Two Grim Milestones – 20M Cases and 750K Deaths

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This week, as the world faced two grim milestones -- 20M cases and 750K deaths -- the critics and non-believers of the pandemic have been silenced by the gravity of the horror it has brought to the world. 

The only reason the current death toll of 750K is not comparable to that of the Spanish Flu, which occurred about a hundred years ago, is the enormous growth in the medical science and technology over the years.

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The top table shows the stats of the hardest-hit ten countries in the world in terms of the number of confirmed cases. While the US has remained the front-runner since it became the epicenter in April, Brazil and India have seen a massive rise in caseloads in the last three months, accounting for 53% of the world's total cases. Russia, South Africa, and Mexico have also faced a significant rise in the number of cases. These ten countries now account for 70% of all cases.

The bottom table summarizes the stats of the hardest-hit ten countries in the world by death toll. Other than the fact that the US and Brazil still occupy the top two positions, the rest of the line-up is quite different; for example, the original European victims like the UK, Italy, and France show up on this list, while the South American names are missing. The top five countries on this list account for 56% of all deaths, while the top-10 accounts for 74%.

Mexico has one of the highest death rates at 11%, but it also has a sky-high positivity rate of 44%. The death rates of the three original European victims -- France, Italy, and the UK -- remain high because their numbers (both cases and deaths) have not grown much since the taper.

Stay safe!

Data Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

-Sid Som
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