Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, more than a quarter million people worldwide have died from an infection, according to US researchers. Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore had just under 3.6 million coronavirus infections and more than 251,000 deaths.
The infection and death rates published by the university are usually higher than those of the World Health Organization (WHO) because they are updated more often. In some cases, however, the numbers have recently been revised downwards. The WHO had reported more than 3.4 million confirmed infections and nearly 240,000 deaths.
Different information
According to AFP news agency based on information from authorities around the world, a total of 250,203 deaths and 3.57 million infections have been recorded. Europe remains the continent most affected by the pandemic.
AFP counted 145,023 fatalities and 1,572 million infections there. According to this information, the highest number of deaths in a single country is in the USA with 68,689 deaths. Italy (29,079), Great Britain (28,734), Spain (25,428) and France (25,201) follow.
Meanwhile, the IHME medical institute at the University of Washington came to the conclusion that by the beginning of August 135,000 Americans would have died from the coronavirus infection. The projection takes into account increasing mobility and easing restrictions on May 11 in 31 states.
