According to  the Latest data from Johns Hopkins University, the latest death toll from Coronavirus stands at more than 502,000,as cases continue to soar and outbreaks pop up in countries across the world. The United States has the highest confirmed fatality count, having recorded at least 125,800 deaths -- just over a quarter of the global total as of Monday, according to JHU.More than 10.1 million people have been infected by the disease around the world. In the past few days, the Covid-19 crisis has deepened in the US, where only four states -- Delaware, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island -- have recorded a recent decline in cases.

Nigeria Africa's largest country reported 490 new cases of COVID-19  broken down as follows; Lagos-118 Delta-84 Ebonyi-68 FCT-56 Plateau-39 Edo-29 Katsina-21 Imo-13 Ondo-12 Adamawa-11 Osun-8 Ogun-8 Rivers-6 Kano-5 Enugu-3 Bauchi-3 Akwa Ibom-3 Kogi-1 Oyo-1 Bayelsa-1 bringing  the total to 24,567 confirmed cases

In China, where the outbreak started around 400,000 people in Anxin county near Beijing have been placed under lockdown measures after a small increase in cases in the area. People in the area are only allowed to send one family member out of their house daily to purchase supplies, and all non-locally registered vehicles are banned from entering the province, a local government statement said.

Elsewhere, India has recorded more than 100,000 new Covid-19 infections in the past six days as cases surge across the country. Fears are mounting over the situation in Delhi where hospitals are struggling with a shortage of medics and beds for patients. The nation's health ministry said Monday that 548,318 people had been infected in total, while 16,475 had died. As with the US, the country recorded rising cases after swiftly lifting its lockdown restrictions.

Health workers arrive at a medical camp in a slum in Mumbai, India on June 28 Meanwhile in Australia and in England, officials are racing to contain local outbreaks. In Australia, authorities are trying to contain an outbreak in Victoria state. Health officials recorded 75 positive results on Sunday, the state's largest single-daily increase in cases since March 30. Victoria's health officials have mounted a "testing blitz" in the state and say they have conducted 53,000 tests in the area since the process began on June 25.

In England there's a cluster in the city of Leicester. A lawmaker representing the area has called for a local lockdown in the city. Authorities have recorded 866 Covid-19 cases over the past two weeks in Leicester, according to the PA news agency. Cases also continue to rise in Latin America, one of the key drivers behind the record rise in global cases over the past several weeks.In Mexico, the president announced that the nation's capital, Mexico City, would gradually begin to reopen on Monday, even though another 4,050 new cases were reported Sunday. Mexico has the 7th highest number of Covid-19 deaths in the world, behind Spain.

Both Colombia and Peru also reported surging cases. Colombia's case tally is now at 91,995, and on Sunday officials recorded 167 new deaths, the highest daily death toll reported by the country since the beginning of June.Brazil reported 30,476 new cases in 24 hours on Sunday. The country has recorded more than 1.3 million cases, yet reopening continues in cities including Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro consistently downplayed the threat from the virus early on, much like President Trump. Yet Bolsonaro's Brazil may now become the next epicenter of the virus, even as local outbreaks are recorded worldwide.

Source : https://www.publichealth.com.ng/coronavirus-has-killed-over-half-a-million-people-globally/

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