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In Brazil, 450 thousand deaths have been exceeded, in Colombia 21,181 new cases in 24 hours
Coronavirus: 3.5 million victims worldwide, 167 million cases
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May 27, 2021 Last week, over 4.1 million cases of Covid-19 and more than 84,000 deaths were recorded worldwide, while the incidence of the coronavirus decreased by 14% and the death rate by 2% compared to seven days earlier. These are the data released yesterday by the World Health Organization in its latest weekly report on the global pandemic situation. The decrease in infections was therefore 14% while that of deaths was 2%. In particular, 4,144,658 new infections were registered worldwide from 16 to 23 May. In the last week, the incidence of the disease has increased only in Africa (by 4%) and the Americas (by 2%), while in Europe cases of coronavirus have decreased by 25%, in Southeast Asia by 21% in the Mediterranean eastern by 2%.Meanwhile, the death rate has increased in the Western Pacific region (by 22%), Southeast Asia (by 4%), Africa (by 2%) and the Americas (by 1%), however the figure is decreased in Europe (by 21%) and in the eastern Mediterranean (by 11%).
Europe has reported over 524,000 cases of Covid-19 and more than 12,000 deaths in the last seven days. Over 1.2 million infections and more than 31,000 deaths have been recorded in North and South America. Southeast Asia has confirmed more than 2 million cases, while over 32,000 people have died. In India, cases have increased by 1.8 million in the past week. Brazil is in second place with over 451 thousand new cases, and is followed by Argentina (more than 213 thousand), United States (188 thousand), Colombia (107 thousand), Iran (over 84 thousand), Turkey (over 71 thousand), Russia (over 61 thousand) ), Germany (over 55 thousand), France (over 51 thousand).
1,737,431,628 doses of the vaccine have been administered worldwide
According to the Johns Hopkins University database, up to this morning the Covid-19 pandemic has caused at least 168,197,107 infections and 3,494,593 deaths worldwide. At the same time, Jhu notes that 1,737,431,628 doses of the vaccine have already been administered on the planet.
At the level of individual countries, the United States remains by far the most affected nation with 591,947 deaths out of 33,190,161 infections even if at the moment the global outbreak of the pandemic is undoubtedly India. In terms of infections, the ranking (limited to the 16 nations that have exceeded two million cases, 12 of which are now over three million) after the USA continues precisely with India, (27,36) therefore with Brazil (16.27), France (5.68) ahead of Turkey (5.21) ahead of Russia (5.02). We therefore find Great Britain (4.48), Italy (4.20), Germany (3.66), Spain (3.65), Argentina (3.62), Colombia (3, 29), Poland (2.86), Iran (2.86), Mexico (2.40), and Ukraine (2.24).
As for the data relating to mortality, Brazil still ranks second behind the US with 454,429 victims. The tragic ranking continues with India (315,235) ahead of Mexico (222,232), while in fifth position is Great Britain, (128,010) followed by Italy (125,622) then Russia (119,600), France (109,052) and Germany (88,000).
In Costa Rica 2,587 infections, closed schools and more tests
Costa Rica has recorded 2,587 new cases of Covid and 31 deaths in the last 24 hours. To try to stem the wave of infections, the Government, in addition to a squeeze on the circulation of people and vehicles, completely suspended the school year from May 24 to July 12. A campaign was also launched to increase the number of tests in order to detect more cases early. The daily bulletin of the Ministry of Health indicates that the country, which has 5 million inhabitants, has reached a total of 309,486 infected and 3,908 deaths during the pandemic. Since mid-April, Costa Rica has experienced a third wave of Covid-19 infections with over 2,000 cases per day, something that had not happened in the previous two. May was the month with the highest number of infections with 58,495,surpassing September 2020 (34,473), October 2020 (34,211) and April 2021 (33,645).
In Japan 4536 infections and 116 victims
The latest official bulletin released by the Japanese Ministry of Health, updated to yesterday, confirmed 4,536 new cases of coronavirus and 116 deaths in Japan. The number of hospitalized patients in serious condition rises again, reaching a record 1,413, up 119 cases compared to Tuesday.
Australia, the state of Victoria enters lockdown
The state of Victoria, Australia, enters lockdown at midnight today and for a week in an attempt to stem the Coronavirus infections that are increasing again: 34 positive cases currently registered, 12 of which in the last 24 hours. Acting premier of the state, James Merlino, assured that at the moment 10 thousand potential contact cases, 'primary and secondary' have been identified and traced in the context of the new outbreak. In particular, the country's health officials are concerned about the presence of the Indian variant and the speed with which it has shown that it is capable of expanding. The containment measures provide for the closure of all non-essential commercial establishments, and personal exits limited to situations of need,in addition to compliance with the rules of spacing, including the mandatory use of the mask.
Australia has managed to contain the spread of Coronavirus through the imposition of drastic protection measures, such as the closure of international borders - with a few exceptions - since March 2020: in the country there have been few more than thirty thousand cases and 910 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. But there are strong internal criticisms for the slowness with which the work of immunization of the population is proceeding.