How many people have died from covid-19 in the world?

Covid-19 is continuing to spread around the world, with around 220 million confirmed cases and 4.5 million deaths across almost 200 countries. The US, India and Brazil have seen the highest number of confirmed cases, followed by the UK, Russia and France. Very few places have been left untouched.

How fast is the covid-19 pandemic in Africa?

WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 – 15 June 2020 The pandemic is accelerating in Africa – it took 98 days to reach 100 000 cases and only 18 days to move to 200 000 cases. Ten out of 54 countries are currently driving the rise in numbers, accounting for nearly 80\% of all the cases.

What are the chances of dying from covid-19 if fully vaccinated?

But the risk of dying from Covid-19 is extraordinarily dependent on age: it halves for each six to seven year age gap. This means that someone aged 80 who is fully vaccinated essentially takes on the risk of an unvaccinated person of around 50 – much lower, but still not nothing, and so we can expect some deaths.

Is covid-19 more common in children?

Research suggests that children younger than ages 10 to 14 are less likely to become infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 compared to people age 20 and older. However, some children become severely ill with COVID-19.

WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard | WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard Globally, as of 4:57pm CET, 23 January 2021, there have been 96,877,399 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 2,098,879 deaths, reported to WHO.

How many countries have spread covid-19 so far?

Last updated: August 30, 2021, 00:50 GMT Countries where COVID-19 has spread 221 Countries and Territories around the world have reported a total of 217,176,443 confirmed cases of the coronavirus COVID-19 that originated from Wuhan, China, and a death toll of 4,514,328 deaths.

Can medical practitioners record covid-19 deaths?

In some circumstances, depending on national guidelines, medical practitioners can record COVID-19 deaths if they think the signs and symptoms point towards this as the underlying cause. The US CDC guidelines also make this clear with an example: the death of an 86-year-old female with an unconfirmed case of COVID–19.

How do we measure the burden of covid-19?

One of the most important ways to measure the burden of COVID-19 is mortality. Countries throughout the world have reported very different case fatality ratios – the number of deaths divided by the number of confirmed cases. Differences in mortality numbers can be caused by: