Around the world, at least 346.296 people have died from the coronavirus, while more than 5.507.700 people in 196 countries and territories have been infected, according to the new balance collected by 11.00:XNUMX (GMT) today.
The number of officially infected people does not reflect the real number of infected people, since many countries only test patients who need hospital treatment. Of the total number of infected, at least 2.176.000 people are considered cured.
The USA, where the first death was registered at the beginning of February, is the most affected by the virus. In that country, 98.223 people died, 1.662.768 were infected and 379.157 people were cured.
After the USA, the countries most affected by the virus are Great Britain with 36.914 dead and 261.184 infected, Italy (32.877 dead and 230.158 infected), France (28.457 dead and 182.942 infected) and Spain (26.834 dead and 235.400 infected).
China without the territory of Hong Kong and Macau, where the epidemic began in December 2019, officially has 82.992 infected people, 4.634 deaths and 78.277 cured.
Europe has 172.890 deaths and 2.048.424 infected people, USA and Canada 104.860 deaths and 1.748.479 infected people, Latin America and the Caribbean 41.590 dead and 770.283 infected people, Asia 14.478 dead and 464.814 infected people, Middle East 8.971 dead people and 351.114 3.477 infected, Africa 116.099 dead and 130 infected and Oceania 8.491 dead and XNUMX infected people.
France Press prepares a daily balance sheet based on government data from countries around the world and information from the World Health Organization.
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