North America and European countries, where growth rates are easing, still accounted for most of the new infections reported in recent days. coronavirus
Sydney - Global coronavirus cases surpassed 3.5 million on Monday and deaths neared a quarter of a million, according to a Reuters tally, concerning experts who fear substantial underreporting even as the rate of fatalities and new cases slows.
Globally, there were 74 779 new cases over the past 24 hours, according to the Reuters tally that is based on official government data, taking total cases to around 3.52 million. Deaths related to Covid-19, the disease caused by the new virus, stood at 246,920. The first death was reported on January 10 in Wuhan, China, after the virus emerged there in December.
"We could easily have a second or a third wave because a lot of places aren't immune," Collignon said, noting the world was well short of herd immunity, which requires around 60% of the population to have recovered from the disease. In the United States, around half the country's state governors partially reopened their economies over the weekend, while others, including New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, declared the move was premature.
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