News World COVID-19 cases reach 1.35 million, death toll nears 75,000

COVID-19 cases reach 1.35 million, death toll nears 75,000

Despite the declining death rate in Europe, COVID-19 cases across the globe are reaching the 1.35 million mark while the number of deaths inch closer to 75,000.

A Fraser Health healthcare worker makes his way through the parking lot at a drive-through COVID-19 Image Source : APA Fraser Health healthcare worker makes his way through the parking lot at a drive-through COVID-19 testing facility in Burnaby, British Columbia, Monday, April 6, 2020.

Despite the declining death rate in Europe, COVID-19 cases across the globe are reaching the 1.35 million mark while the number of deaths inch closer to 75,000. As of 7:00 pm, April 7, there have been 74,654 deaths due to the mysterious new strain of coronavirus. With 16,523 deaths, Italy remains the country with most deaths followed by Spain (13,341) and the USA, which became the third country to see over 10,000 people die due to COVID-19. 

Large-scale lockdowns and travel restrictions remain in place as parts of the world prepare for the virus peak in the coming days. 

China, which was the worst country to experience the wrath of COVID-19, now has only 1,299 active coronavirus cases and no new case in the last 24 hours. 

India saw a spike of 489 cases in the last 24 hours with the total tally up to 4,281 including 111 deaths. 

Late Monday night, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has contracted coronavirus and was admitted in the hospital, saw his condition worsen. With persistent symptoms of coronavirus, Johnson was shifted to the ICU. First Secretary Dominic Raab has been asked by Johnson to deputies for him wherever necessary. Read More on Boris Johnson

10 worst impacted countries with COVID-19

Country,
Other
Total
Cases
New
Cases
Total
Deaths
New
Deaths
Total
Recovered
Active
Cases
Serious,
Critical
Tot Cases/
1M pop
Deaths/
1M pop
Total
Tests
Tests/
1M pop
USA 367,004 +30,331 10,871 +1,255 19,671 336,462 8,879 1,109 33 1,914,540 5,784
Spain 136,675 +5,029 13,341 +700 40,437 82,897 6,931 2,923 285 355,000 7,593
Italy 132,547 +3,599 16,523 +636 22,837 93,187 3,898 2,192 273 721,732 11,937
Germany 103,374 +3,251 1,810 +226 28,700 72,864 4,895 1,234 22 918,460 10,962
France 98,010 +5,171 8,911 +833 17,250 71,849 7,072 1,502 137 224,254 3,436
China 81,708   3,331   77,078 1,299 265 57 2    
Iran 60,500 +2,274 3,739 +136 24,236 32,525 4,083 720 45 186,000 2,214
UK 51,608 +3,802 5,373 +439 135 46,100 1,559 760 79 252,958 3,726
Turkey 30,217 +3,148 649 +75 1,326 28,242 1,415 358 8 202,845 2,405
Switzerland 21,657 +557 765 +50 8,056 12,836 391 2,502 88 162,500 18,776

Investors grabbed hold of a few glimmers of hope Monday that the coronavirus pandemic could be slowing and sent stocks surging in a worldwide rally, capped by a 7% leap for the U.S. market.

The number of new coronavirus cases is dropping in the European hotspots of Italy and Spain. The center of the U.S. outbreak, New York, also reported its number of daily deaths has been effectively flat for two days. Even though the U.S. is still bracing for a surge of deaths due to COVID-19 and New York’s governor said restrictions should stay in place to slow its spread, the encouraging signs were enough to launch the S&P 500 to its best day in nearly two weeks.

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