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April 29, 2021 With a level of new infections every day that is around 800 thousand, the world is about to exceed the threshold of 150 million confirmed infections. According to the monitoring of Johns Hopkins University, the registered infections are currently 149,242,187. This means that since the start of the pandemic, about one in 50 inhabitants of the planet has been infected with the coronavirus. The confirmed deaths are currently 3,147,016. Hopkins University has detected in the last 24 hours, from 7 yesterday morning to the same time today, a very high number of infections worldwide, as many as 886.797 (yesterday 806.495, +80.302) and 15.356 deaths (yesterday 14.036, +1.320).

At the level of individual countries, the United States remains by far the most affected nation with 574,326 deaths out of 32,229,327 infections. On the infection front, the ranking (limited to the 16 nations that have exceeded two million cases, ten of which are now over three million) continues with India (18.37) then with Brazil (14.52), France (5.62) which precedes Russia (4.78). In sixth place is Turkey (4.75), then Great Britain (4.42), Italy (3.99), Spain (3.50), Germany (3.36), Argentina (2.92), Colombia (2.82), Poland (2.77), Iran (2.45), Mexico (2.33), and Ukraine (2.10).

As for the data relating to mortality, Brazil still ranks second behind the US with 398,185 victims. The tragic ranking continues with Mexico (215.918), then with India (204.832) while in fifth position is Great Britain, (127.734) followed by Italy (120.256) then Russia (109.367), France (103.947) and Germany (82,588).

In the 24 hours between Tuesday 5 pm and the same time yesterday, WHO - whose data are based exclusively on the official bulletins of the various national health authorities - recorded 763,656 infections (+106,146 compared to the previous 24 hours in which they were were 657,510, a number that followed the detections of 794,573 and even 830,806 infections recorded in the same time intervals) of which 12,260 proved to be lethal (in the previous days there were 11,152, 12,470 and 12,940). South East Asia (almost entirely represented by India in this dramatic ranking) recorded most of the new infections (376,684, 337,235, 366,552 and 365,986 in the previous days). Europe follows (181,039, in the previous days 118,068, 134,957 and 165,146) and then North and South America (134,967,in the previous days 132,244, 201,644 and 228,852).

New record of cases for Covid-19 in India, with another 375 thousand infected in 24 hours, and with 3,645 deaths. The Ministry of Health has made it known. There are a total of 18.3 million cases in the country, the second highest figure in the world after that of the United States, 204,832 deaths. Experts believe both numbers are underestimates. India has set the global record of daily cases for seven of the past eight days. Meanwhile, since yesterday all people over 18 years old can register on the government vaccination app, although reports of malfunctions and breakdowns are multiplying on social media. So far 10% of the population has received one dose, 1.5% two doses.

The recent increase is partly attributed to variations, to mass gatherings such as political and religious demonstrations, to non-compliance with restrictions. While the health system is collapsing, aid is arriving from abroad. Yesterday the US sent the first shipment, while the UK had already shipped and others will arrive from France, Germany, Ireland and Australia. Meanwhile,

. The warning was posted on the US Embassy website. The text warns that "access to any type of medical care is becoming increasingly limited in India due to the increase in Covid cases" and deaths are growing rapidly. decided. "American citizens who want to leave India should take advantage of the commercial transportation options available now." The State Department had warned American citizens "not to travel to India or leave as long as it is safe due to the health situation in the country."