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Coronavirus cases cross 500,000 milestone

Published By Nimot Sulaimon

Date 27th March, 2020

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There are over 500,000 coronavirus cases in the world with the United States of America topping the chart.

U.S. now the world's worst hit by coronavirus. Above, a coronavirus patient being stretchered away in US. — The U.S. now the world’s worst-hit by coronavirus. Above, a coronavirus patient being stretchered away in the US.

By Nimot Adetola Sulaimon

Coronavirus cases worldwide crossed the 500,000 milestone Friday, with the United States of America leading with 85,612 cases, 1,307 deaths and 1,868 recoveries.

Statistics provided by worldometers, showed 536,434 coronavirus cases globally, 24,114 deaths and 124,395 recoveries.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) earlier in March declared the coronavirus a pandemic, after renaming it as COVID-19.

The pandemic is now raging in 195 countries and the ”Diamond Princess” cruise ship harboured in Yokohama, Japan.

China, where the virus originated has been overtaken by the U.S. China now tails with 81,340 cases. It’s death toll of 3,295 lags behind Italy and Spain.

Over 40 African countries are battling with the coronavirus .

South Africa tops with 927 cases, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

Egypt follows with 495 and Algeria, third with 367.

Other African countries with over 100 confirmed cases are Morocco with 275 infected persons, Tunisia 197, Burkina Faso 152, Ghana 132 and Senegal 105.

Nigeria has 65 confirmed cases. Libya has only one.

Somalia and Guinea Bissau have two cases each.

Ivory Coast, Mauritius, Kenya, Rwanda, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Mali, Liberia, Congo, and the Central Africa Republic also have confirmed cases of the coronavirus.

*This story relied on information from LIVE updates from www.worldometers. info.

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