International update: US Covid deaths exceed 400,000 – global infections pass 96.1 million
Global: The global Covid death toll has reached 2,057,743 according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, infections have passed 96.1 million world wide.
20 January
Global: The global Covid death toll has reached 2,057,743 according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, infections have passed 96.1 million world wide.
The Covid pandemic has exposed how underfunded and powerless the World Health Organization is to carry out the tasks the world expects of it, an independent expert panel has said.
US: As the country prepares to inaugurate a new president, the US Covid-19 coronavirus death toll makes grim reading as it now exceeds 400,000. Meanwhile, US infections have passed 24.2 million, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University.
The number of Californians hospitalized with Covid-19 is starting to drop after reaching record levels and overwhelming health-care systems. The statewide total has fallen 8.5% in the last 14 days to 20,262, Mark Ghaly, California’s health secretary, said Tuesday. Officials had feared the total could top 25,000.
Mexico: Mexico’s health ministry reported 1,584 deaths on Tuesday, the highest increase other than 5 October when authorities adjusted the way they count fatalities caused by the virus. Infections in the country rose by 18,894 to 1,668,396.
UK: The UK reported 1,610 new deaths from the coronavirus on Tuesday, the most in a single day. A further 33,355 cases were reported, lower than the seven-day rolling average of 44,997. The average number of new cases has been steadily falling since early January, although it remains significantly higher as a more infectious strain spreads through the country.
Portugal: Portugal on Tuesday reported the biggest daily increase in deaths from the coronavirus since the start of the outbreak. There were 218 fatalities in a day, more than the previous record of 167 on Monday, taking the total to 9,246 deaths. The government reported 10,455 new confirmed infections in a day.
The Covid pandemic has exposed how underfunded and powerless the World Health Organization is to carry out the tasks the world expects of it, an independent expert panel has said.
US: As the country prepares to inaugurate a new president, the US Covid-19 coronavirus death toll makes grim reading as it now exceeds 400,000. Meanwhile, US infections have passed 24.2 million, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University.
The number of Californians hospitalized with Covid-19 is starting to drop after reaching record levels and overwhelming health-care systems. The statewide total has fallen 8.5% in the last 14 days to 20,262, Mark Ghaly, California’s health secretary, said Tuesday. Officials had feared the total could top 25,000.
Mexico: Mexico’s health ministry reported 1,584 deaths on Tuesday, the highest increase other than 5 October when authorities adjusted the way they count fatalities caused by the virus. Infections in the country rose by 18,894 to 1,668,396.
UK: The UK reported 1,610 new deaths from the coronavirus on Tuesday, the most in a single day. A further 33,355 cases were reported, lower than the seven-day rolling average of 44,997. The average number of new cases has been steadily falling since early January, although it remains significantly higher as a more infectious strain spreads through the country.
Portugal: Portugal on Tuesday reported the biggest daily increase in deaths from the coronavirus since the start of the outbreak. There were 218 fatalities in a day, more than the previous record of 167 on Monday, taking the total to 9,246 deaths. The government reported 10,455 new confirmed infections in a day.
