57 Million Cases

The world is indeed seeing coronavirus cases spiking at the moment. It has already reached 57 million.

The pandemic is particularly bad in the US and Europe. Collectively, they make up nearly half of the world’s confirmed cases, despite only comprising 14 percent of the global population. 

And Serbia is the most recent country to register 100,000 cases or more – and these fifty-nine countries together account for 94.9% and 96.2% of total infections and fatalities worldwide.

 

Meanwhile, Africa tallied 2 million cases – 2,013,388 to be exact – according to the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday – but it’s noteworthy to mention that the continent represents less than 4 percent of the world’s total cases. In fact, with this 30.37 million sq km (11.7 million sq mi) land mass representing nearly 16.7 percent of the world’s population, about 15 coronavirus cases are reported for every 10,000 people. 

Africa’s lower number of infections and deaths compared with other places can in part be attributed to a number of factors aside from a likely undercount. 

The virus hit Africa later than other continents, giving medical personnel time to set up field hospitals, source oxygen and ventilators, and learn from treatment improvements. 

How ever the Covid-19 situation presents itself, the human cost is escalating. Businesses are bleeding and even shuttering; people are seeing their incomes decimated or worse, their jobs vanish. 

Economies everywhere are faltering and getting ruined.