20 May
Globally, the total confirmed cases of Covid-19 have reached over 4,810,000, with over 319,000 deaths and 1,790,000 recoveries.
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In Europe, the daily confirmed cases continue to decrease in majority of the countries except for Russia which continues to experience an increase in cases.
Brazil in Latin America and the US in North America account for most of the reported daily confirmed cases in that continent.
There are approximately 85,000 confirmed cases and 3,000 Covid-19 deaths in Africa.
The relatively low death toll had raised hopes that Africa may be spared worst of this pandemic, until recently.
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By GlobalDataA WHO model estimated that although cases might rise exponentially to at least a quarter of a billion people infected in Africa this year, countries in Africa will have fewer deaths than Europe and the US because of its younger population and lower comorbidity prevalence such as diabetes.
However, the current reported death toll is unlikely to accurately reflect the true extent of the outbreak’s impact in Africa due to testing limitations.
Bishal Bhandari, PhD, Senior Epidemiologist, GlobalData
