The total number of people infected with coronavirus in the world by the morning of 12 August exceeded 20.2 million people. The pandemic has covered 188 countries. This is evidenced by data project at Johns Hopkins University, published on the website.
For project information in the world infected 20 223 306 people. The increase in the number of people infected per day amounted to about 200 thousand. For the entire period of the pandemic died 740 276 infected, more than 12.5 million people have recovered.
Most affected by SARS-CoV-2 country USA (the number of infected exceeded 5.1 million). In second place is Brazil (more than 3.05 million people), India (2.26 million) was in third place. Russia (895,6 thousands) entrenched in fourth position, ahead of South Africa (566, 1 thousand). In the top ten of the rating also includes Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Chile and Iran.
Most of the victims of the infection was in the United States — 164 531. In Brazil the number of deaths also exceeded 100 thousand. The high mortality recorded in European countries most affected by the pandemic, where the rate exceeds 10 percent.
In Russia in recent days revealed 4945 patients. In total, the country recorded 897 599 cases of infection with coronavirus. Of these, more than 703,1 thousands of patients recovered, 15 131 people died. Since the beginning of the epidemic in the country was made more than 31 million tests for coronavirus.
June 8 Chapter who Tedros Adan Ghebreyesus confirmed the improvement of the situation in Europe. However, according to him, globally there has been an increase in the spread of coronavirus. June 29, the organization said that the spread of the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 in the world is accelerating.
Outbreak of pneumonia COVID-19 caused by a new type of coronavirus, was first recorded in December 2019 in Wuhan. On 11 March, the who announced that the situation can be characterized as a pandemic.
