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Global Coronavirus Infections Top 13 Million

  More than 13 million coronavirus infections have now been recorded across the world, with more than half in the United States and Latin America, … Continue reading Global Coronavirus Infections Top 13 Million


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Medical personnel prepare to test people for Coronavirus at National Arena stadium in Bucharest June 10, 2020. A testing programme called “Am I immune to COVID?” begins on Tuesday, at the National Arena stadium where the City Hall of Bucharest has made all the necessary preparations from a medical and logistical point of view to randomly test around 2,000 people. The first 500 people from Bucharest are being tested starting from Tuesday for Covid antibodies. So far, we 2,000 people registered. The program was launch to see, on a scientific basis, how many people have already been affected, given that extended testing is the only way to do this. Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP
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File photo: Medical personnel prepare to test people for Coronavirus at National Arena stadium in Bucharest June 10, 2020. Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP

 

More than 13 million coronavirus infections have now been recorded across the world, with more than half in the United States and Latin America, according to an AFP tally of official sources at 2000 GMT on Monday.

At least 13,000,166 cases and 569,990 deaths have been recorded and the United States is the worst-hit country with 3,341,838 cases and 135,425 deaths, the tally showed.

The number of cases stood at 3,380,218 in Latin America and the Caribbean, including 144,847 fatalities. And in Europe, 2,849,335 infections have been recorded and 202,780 deaths.

The spread of the pandemic is accelerating across the globe, with more than 2.6 million new cases detected since July 1.

The tallies probably reflect only a fraction of the number of infections as many countries test only the most serious cases.

AFP