(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Canada exceeds the total population by 10%, and the cumulative number of deaths from the new crown in Japan exceeds 30,000

  China News Service, Beijing, May 15. Comprehensive news: According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, as of 13:33 on the 15th Beijing time, there were 521,128,871 confirmed cases and 6,263,321 deaths worldwide.

Americas: At least 1 in 10 Canadians contracted (experiencing) the new coronavirus

  According to statistics released on the official website of the Canadian government on the 13th, as of now, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown in Canada has exceeded 3,816,000, which is more than 10% of its total population, which is equivalent to at least 1 in 10 Canadians infected (exposed) with the new crown virus.

The cumulative number of deaths in Canada exceeds 40,000, of which more than 90% are patients aged 60 and over.

  So far, all provinces in Canada have lifted the prevention and control measures of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, but the number of deaths caused by the new crown virus remains high.

The average number of deaths over the past week is close to the number during the peaks of the first two waves of the year.

  According to data from Johns Hopkins University, as of 17:20 Eastern Time on the 14th (5:20 Beijing Time on the 15th), there have been 82,437,716 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 999,572 deaths in the United States.

Compared with 24 hours ago, there were 36,519 new confirmed cases and 102 new deaths.

  According to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently, the average daily number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States is 75,000, compared with 30,000 a month ago; the average daily number of new hospitalized patients increased by 18.1% last week It reaches an average of more than 2,500 people per day.

  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts that the U.S. will see 5,400 new deaths from the new crown over the next two weeks, with California, New York and Florida expected to have the most deaths in the coming weeks.

Europe: Russian experts say super mutant new coronavirus strain may enter Russia

  According to a report by the Russian TASS news agency on the 14th, Kamil Hafizov, an expert at the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of the Russian Federal Service for Consumer Rights Protection and Public Welfare Supervision, said that the new subtypes of the new coronavirus Omicron strain BA.4, BA.5 and BA.2.12.1, which are regarded as "super mutant new coronavirus strains", are very likely to enter Russia.

  According to the latest statistics released by the Italian Ministry of Health on the 14th, in the past 24 hours, there were 36,042 new confirmed cases nationwide, with a total of 17,030,147 confirmed cases; 91 new deaths and a total of 165,182 deaths.

In the past 24 hours, Italy has completed about 260,000 new coronavirus tests, with a positive detection rate of 13.7%.

Asia: Japan has reported more than 30,000 deaths

  According to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the 15th, according to the National Emergency Epidemic Prevention Command, from the evening of the 13th to 18:00 on the 14th, there were more than 296,180 new cases of fever in North Korea, more than 252,400 recovered cases, and 15 deaths.

  From the end of April to 18:00 on May 14, more than 820,620 fever cases have been reported nationwide, of which more than 496,030 have recovered and more than 324,550 are still receiving treatment.

So far, 42 people have died.

  Kyodo News reported that as of May 13, the cumulative number of reported deaths from the new crown in Japan has reached 30,020.

Since the beginning of this year, the spread of the Omicron strain has led to a surge in the number of infected people and a corresponding increase in the number of deaths, mainly among the elderly.

The cumulative number of deaths from the new crown in Japan exceeded 20,000 on February 11 this year, and only about three months later, the number of deaths from the new crown in Japan increased by another 10,000.

  South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters notified on the 15th that as of 0:00 that day, South Korea had 25,434 new confirmed cases compared with 0:00 the previous day, with a total of 17,782,061 confirmed cases.

There were 48 new deaths, a decrease of 7 from the previous day, and a total of 23,709 deaths, with an average fatality rate of 0.13%.

  Yonhap News Agency reported that the number of newly confirmed cases in a single day on Sunday fell below 30,000 after a 15-week interval, based on the date of notification.

The number of new cases in a single day decreased by 4,147 from the previous day, and it has been below 50,000 for 12 consecutive days.

  A senior South Korean government official said in an interview with Yonhap News Agency on the 15th that the government is currently actively discussing relevant plans, and strives to formally propose to North Korea a working meeting on providing new crown epidemic prevention support early next week.

  The "Cambodia China Times" quoted the Cambodian Ministry of Health's report on the 14th as saying that there were no new confirmed cases in the country on the 13th, 3 new cases were cured and discharged, and no new deaths were reported.

Since the 7th of this month, Cambodia has maintained zero new confirmed cases for seven consecutive days.

So far, Cambodia has a total of 136,262 confirmed cases and 3,056 deaths.

  According to data released by the Indian Ministry of Health on the 15th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in India rose to 43,121,599.

In the past 24 hours, there were 2,487 new confirmed cases in India; 13 new deaths, and a total of 524,214 deaths.

Africa: There are more than 11.545 million confirmed cases in Africa

  According to data from the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention, as of the 14th, there have been 11,545,490 confirmed cases and 252,626 deaths in the region.

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